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- Jonah spent the same amount of time—three days—inside the whale as Jesus Christ did in the tomb. Christ also preached salvation to the lost. It's not important whether it was a great fish or a whale that swallowed Jonah. The point of the story is that God can provide a supernatural means of rescue when his people are in trouble.
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Aug 9, 2021 · As such, it was necessary to specify that Jonah spends somewhere close to 72 hours — three 24-hour days — in the whale's belly. According to Steppes of Faith , that timeframe is a metaphor for Jesus spending the same period of time in his grave before being resurrected.
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Jun 15, 2015 · Those who accept the literal account of Jonah take one of two main views regarding what happened to Jonah during his time in the belly of the great fish (Jonah 2). One view holds that Jonah died and later returned to life. The second view holds that Jonah remained alive for three days in the belly of the great fish.
- The text appears to indicate that Yona physically died at the point that the great fish swallowed him. Yona indicates that he cried from the depths...
- Did Jonah actually die in the whale? No, there is no reason to suppose that is how the text would have been understood at the time of writing, or t...
- Jonah didn't die: When Jonah was thrown out of the boat: Jonah was still alive. When Jonah was in the fish belly: Jonah was still alive. When Jonah...
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- Jonah's song really only makes sense if Jonah actually died in the fish. He praised God for delivering him while he was still in the fish, describi...
- The point of 'the root of the mountains' is that this would be several thousand feet below the sea level. At this depth inside or outside the fish...
- Matthew 12:40 says: For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the...
- Unfortunately, the story of Jonah is being manipulated to support the Crucifixion story. There is no evidence anywhere in the bible that Jonah died...
Jan 4, 2022 · Jonah was the son of Amittai, who came from Gath-hepher in Zebulun (called Gittah-hepher in Joshua 19:10-13 ). He was the earliest of the prophets and close behind Elisha in his place in the Old Testament. Jonah’s story is told in the short (just 48 verses) but powerful book of Jonah.
Jun 4, 2021 · The story of Jonah and the Whale, one of the oddest accounts in the Bible, opens with God speaking to Jonah, son of Amittai, commanding him to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. Jonah rebels, gets swallowed by a great fish, repents, and, at last, fulfills his mission.
