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Jonah goes inside the belly of a fish
Jonah heard the voice of God when he was praying
"Go to Nineveh and tell them that God will punish them if they do not repent"
But Jonah was jealous that God loved the people from Nineveh as well as Israelites
So Jonah did not go to Nineveh but fled to Tarshish
Tarshish was the opposite way to Nineveh
Jonah thought God will change his ways if Jonah went another way
Jonah got on a boat and set sail
God sent out a great wind into the sea and there was a storm in the sea
The boat rocked back and forth
Jonah knew God was angry because of him
People became afraid of the storm and, knowing that it was caused by Jonah, threw him into the sea
Then the storm calmed and the sea became peaceful
God had prepared a great fish for Jonah
The fish was waiting for Jonah and when Jonah came, the fish swallowed him whole
"Save me LORD" Jonah was afraid
Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days
Jonah prayed to God. "God I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. Please forgive me"
After three days the fish let Jonah out onto land. God once again told Jonah to go to Nineveh
Realizing his wrong doings, Jonah went to Nineveh and, for three days, told people to believe in God
People who heard Jonah's message fell on their knees and asked God to forgive their sins
Jonah saved many people in Nineveh because he listened to God