He boarded a ship  for Tarshish.
When the ship was at sea, a great storm hit the ship.

The sailors drew lots to see who was responsible for this bad luck.
The lot chose Jonah who admitted his guilt in disobeying God .

The sailors then threw Jonah overboard.
The sea immediately became calm again.

Lord, please help me agree to do anything you ask me to do

Inside the fish, Jonah prayed to God for help.
God heard Jonah's prayer and got the fish to vomit Jonah on the shore.

Again God told Jonah to preach repentance in Nineveh.
This time Jonah did as God requested.
"Forty days and Nineveh will be destroyed" he proclaimed.

The people of Nineveh believed God's message.
They put on sackcloth and ashes. They fasted and prayed.
They repented of their evil behavior.

God saw their change of heart and spared Nineveh.

Jonah complained to God:
"Your change of mind will cause me a big loss of face."

God said to Jonah:
"Do I not have the right to show compassion to my people?"

Lord, please help me repent of bad behavior