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Jonah 3:1-10 (CEV)

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1 Once again the LORD told Jonah 2 to go to that great city of Nineveh and preach his message of doom. 3 Jonah obeyed the LORD and went to Nineveh. The city was so big that it took three days just to walk through it. 4 After walking for a day, Jonah warned the people, "Forty days from now, Nineveh will be destroyed!" 5 They believed God's message and set a time when they would go without eating to show their sorrow. Then everyone in the city, no matter who they were, dressed in sackcloth. 6 When the king of Nineveh heard what was happening, he also dressed in sackcloth; he left the royal palace and sat in dust. 7 Then he and his officials sent out an order for everyone in the city to obey. It said: None of you or your animals may eat or drink a thing. Each of you must wear sackcloth, and you must even put sackcloth on your animals. You must also pray to the LORD 8 (SEE 3:7) 9 (SEE 3:7) 10 When God saw that the people had stopped doing evil things, he had pity and did not destroy them as he had planned.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 5) Believing / Unbelief - Ninevites - believed God after Jonah call them to repentance
(v. 5) Fasting - Ninevites - fasted after hearing their city would be overturned
(v. 7) Evangelism - Jonah - brought the message to the Ninevites
(v. 8) Evangelism - Jonah - brought the message to the Ninevites
(v. 9) Evangelism - Jonah - brought the message to the Ninevites
(v. 9) Repentance - Who knows? God may yet relent
(v. 10) Evangelism - Jonah - brought the message to the Ninevites
(v. 10) Compassion / Concern - God had compassion on the Ninevites - after seeing them turn from their evil ways

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 10) Does God change or not? God did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 7) Lead By Example (2015-02-11)
(v. 8) Lead By Example (2015-02-11)
(v. 10) Change in Plans (2015-09-23)

Definition(s):
Jonah (Joh-na): or Jonas, a dove; he that oppresses; destroyer
Nineveh (Nin-e-ve): handsome; agreeable