Jonah 1 - A Picture of Christ (The Storm)
Jonah who gets eaten by a whale and vomited onto the beach after 3 days inside the fishes belly before going to preach to the city of Ninevah. From reading the well-known four-chapters long book, we can see the Lord Jesus portrayed through the character of Jonah and an illustration of God’s plan for salvation that He was to put in place through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Storm Read Jonah 1:3-9 and also the accounts of the storm in Matthew 8:23-27 & Luke 8:22-25. Jonah 1:3-9, Matthew 8:23-27, Luke 8:22-25 As we read, Jonah is on a boat going to Tarshish. A great storm comes. Jonah 1:4 states, “there was a mighty tempest on the sea.” In the same way Matthew 8:24 tells us how when the Lord Jesus and His disciples were crossing over the lake “a great tempest arose on the sea.” In both accounts Jonah and the Lord Jesus fall asleep during the storm whilst the other men onboard are incredibly afraid. ( Jonah 1:5 & Matthew 8:24 ) Both men are content d...