Book of Jonah Quiz: Part 1

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Question 1

To what city was Jonah commanded to go and preach?

Accepted Answer

Nineveh

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Babylon

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Tyre

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Damascus

Question 2

Instead of going to Nineveh, which direction did Jonah flee?

Accepted Answer

West to Tarshish — in the opposite direction

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South to Egypt

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North to Damascus

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East across the desert toward Persia

Question 3

While Jonah slept below deck, a violent storm threatened to destroy the ship. What did the sailors do first before throwing cargo overboard?

Accepted Answer

Each sailor cried out to his own god and they threw cargo into the sea to lighten the ship

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They tried to row back to port but the seas were too rough

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They drew lots to determine who was responsible for the storm

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They went below deck to wake Jonah and demand he pray to his God

Question 4

The ship's captain found Jonah sleeping and said something that is ironic given that Jonah was a prophet. What did the captain say?

Accepted Answer

'Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish'

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'How can you sleep? We are all about to drown — do you not care about our lives?'

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'Wake up, Hebrew — your God is clearly the one causing this storm. Make your peace with him!'

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'Are you the one whose God is angry? Tell your God to stop this storm or we are all dead men'

Question 5

The sailors cast lots to determine who was responsible for the storm. The lot fell on Jonah. What did they then ask him?

Accepted Answer

'Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?'

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'Are you the one who has brought this evil upon us? What is your name and where do you come from?'

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'Have you sinned against your God? Tell us what you have done so we know whether to throw you overboard'

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'Is there any way to appease your God? What does he require of us to stop this storm?'

Question 6

Jonah declared himself to the sailors. What did he say about himself and his God?

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'I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land'

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'I am a prophet of the Lord, the God of Israel — but I have disobeyed him and brought this storm upon you'

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'I serve the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — and I am running from his command'

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'I am Jonah, son of Amittai, a prophet of the Lord who made the heavens and the earth'

Question 7

The sailors were reluctant to throw Jonah overboard and tried to row back to land first. Why did this fail?

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The sea grew even rougher against them and they could not make any headway

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The wind changed direction and drove them further from shore

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Their oars broke in the violent waves and they lost the ability to steer

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A current seized the ship and they were carried further out to sea despite their rowing

Question 8

Before throwing Jonah overboard, the sailors prayed. What did they ask God?

Accepted Answer

'O Lord, do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased'

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'Forgive us, Lord, for what we are about to do — we know he is your prophet'

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'Lord God of Israel, receive this man who has fled from your presence — and spare the rest of us from your wrath'

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'We do not know your ways, great God — but we beg you to stop the storm when we have done what your servant Jonah has told us to do'

Question 9

What happened immediately when Jonah was thrown into the sea?

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The raging sea grew calm

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He began to sink but a wave carried him back toward the shore

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A mighty wind drove the ship safely to harbor

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The fish appeared and swallowed him, and the sailors did not notice the sea calming until later

Question 10

The sailors' response to the calming of the sea is one of the remarkable conversions in the book. What did they do?

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They greatly feared the Lord, offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him

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They sailed quickly for port, afraid to say more about what had happened

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They divided their goods among themselves as thanksgiving and vowed to tell others about the God of Israel

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They constructed an altar on the ship's deck and prayed all night in thanksgiving

Question 11

What prepared creature did God provide to swallow Jonah, and how long was Jonah inside it?

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A great fish — Jonah was inside it for three days and three nights

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A great whale — Jonah was inside it for seven days and seven nights

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A sea monster — Jonah was inside it for forty days

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A giant sea creature — the text does not specify how long Jonah was inside it

Question 12

From inside the fish, Jonah prayed. Jonah 2:2 says he called out of what location and God answered him. What does he describe his situation as?

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'The realm of the dead / Sheol — from the depths of the grave I called for help'

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'The depths of the sea where there is no light and no hope'

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'The belly of the fish where I am entombed like the dead'

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'A place of utter darkness where your presence seemed far from me'

Question 13

Jonah 2:3 describes God's action toward him in vivid imagery. What does he say God did?

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'You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me'

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'You plucked me from the sea before I could drown — your hand reached into the waters for me'

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'You allowed the seas to take me but your hand was on me all along — even in the deep I was not beyond your reach'

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'The waters engulfed me but you were with me in the darkness — I knew you had not abandoned me'

Question 14

In Jonah 2:4, Jonah says something that shows his faith amid the crisis. What does he declare?

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'Yet I will look again toward your holy temple — I know you have not abandoned me'

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'Even in this place your steadfast love reaches me — your mercy will not let me go'

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'I will not despair, for the Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love'

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'Though you cast me out, I know you will receive me back — your love endures forever'

Question 15

Jonah 2:8 contains a theological statement about idolatry. What does he say about those who cling to worthless idols?

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'Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them'

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'They trust in what cannot save them — their gods are deaf and blind and cannot hear their cries'

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'They forfeit the grace that could be theirs — they have exchanged the glory of God for images of created things'

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'Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands — they have mouths but cannot speak'

Question 16

Jonah 2:9 contains Jonah's vow from within the fish. What does he promise?

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'I will offer sacrifices and fulfil my vows to the Lord — salvation comes from the Lord'

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'I will return to Nineveh and do what you have asked — your command is my command'

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'Whatever you require of me I will do — even to the death, if that is your will'

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'I will praise you for the rest of my days and tell of your salvation to all who will hear'

Question 17

What caused the fish to vomit Jonah onto dry land?

Accepted Answer

The Lord commanded the fish and it vomited Jonah onto dry land

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Jonah fasted and prayed for three days until God commanded the fish to release him

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The fish swam into shallow waters where Jonah was able to wade ashore

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Jonah clung to the inside of the fish and was carried to a beach where the fish released him

Question 18

Jesus used the sign of Jonah as a reference to his own death and resurrection. What did he say?

Accepted Answer

All three statements are made by Jesus about Jonah in Matthew 12 and Luke 11

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'Just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation'

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'As Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth'

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'The people of Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah — the Son of Man is greater than Jonah'

Question 19

Jonah is the only prophet in the Old Testament who is described as a prophet from the tribe of what territory? (2 Kings 14:25 identifies him)

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Galilee — he was from Gath-hepher in Zebulun's territory

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Judah

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Benjamin

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Ephraim

Question 20

The book of Jonah contains a surprise not in any other prophetic book — the prophet's message is never directly recorded. What is the irony of this absence?

Accepted Answer

The five-word summary of his preaching (in chapter 3) is the most successful sermon in the Old Testament — the entire city repented, yet it is barely recorded

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The absence shows that the message is irrelevant — what matters is the mercy of God, not the words of the prophet

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The book focuses entirely on Jonah's internal journey, not his external ministry, showing that God is more interested in the prophet than the prophecy

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Jonah's message is not recorded because the sailors' conversion was the real purpose of his mission — Nineveh was secondary

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