JONAH 3:1-10 TRUE OR FALSE MAY 21, Jonah obeyed the Lord the first time God directed him to go to Nineveh.

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1 JONAH 3:1-10 TRUE OR FALSE MAY 21, Jonah obeyed the Lord the first time God directed him to go to Nineveh. 2. The city of Nineveh was a very large city with many people. 3. Jonah began to call out God s warnings when he entered the city. 4. God gave the people of Nineveh a year in which to repent of their sin. 5. Wearing sackcloth and sitting in ashes was a sign of pride. 6. Everyone in Nineveh repented, from the greatest person to the least. 7. God spared the Ninevites because He saw that they had genuinely repented of their sin. 8. God spoke to Jonah a second time and told him to go to Nineveh. 9. God gives men a second chance in His service, as He did with Jonah. 10. It took three days just to reach the people in and around the city of Nineveh. 11. God was going to give the people of Nineveh forty days to repent of their wickedness. 12. As Jonah went into the city on the first day of his arrival, he immediately began to proclaim the message given from God. 13. Soon after Jonah started preaching the people were fasting and wearing sackcloth at every level of society, including the king. 14. Genuine repentance always results in a change life, which is the most important evidence of salvation. 15. A saved person cannot continue to live as he did prior to his salvation because the Holy Spirit will convict him of sin and enable him to live for God. 16. While Jonah waited in anger, the King of Nineveh waited in repentance. 17. God, who is merciful and gives second chances, sent His Word again unto Jonah. 18. God told Jonah the second time to go and preach. 1

2 19. God calls us to help build His Kingdom, and he chooses who will be a part of His Kingdom. 20. This time Jonah is informed that he is to speak only what God tells him. 21. Jonah finally obeyed God and took God s message of salvation to his enemies. 22. Jonah has learned that obedience to God is better than disobedience. 23. Jonah told the Ninevites that in 30 days, they would be overthrown. 24. The people of Nineveh took God at His word. 25. The people of Nineveh put on sackcloth which is worn in mourning or humiliation. 26. The king laid aside his royal robe and covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. 27. The king took the initiative and spelled out to the people what they all needed to do to rectify their problem. 28. God told Jonah to preach His word in Tarshish. 29. Jonah traveled many miles to get to Nineveh. 30. Jonah preached, In forty days Nineveh will be overthrown. 31. The people of Nineveh held a great feast to celebrate Jonah s words. 32. The king put on his royal robe and sat on his throne. 33. The king told the people they could not eat or drink. 34. The king told the people to pray to God for forgiveness. 35. The people of Nineveh prayed that God would have mercy and would not destroy the city. 36. God saw that the people repented of their sins. 37. God did not destroy the city of Nineveh. 38. God said, let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water. 2

3 JONAH 3:1-10 MULTIPLE CHOICE MAY 21, How many days did it take to travel through Nineveh? (a 2 days (b 3 days (c 4 days 2. Nineveh was a city of (a few people and little importance (b many people, including children (c many adults but few children 3. Jonah went to Nineveh (a although God told him not to go (b filled with Joy (c only because he had to 4. On which day of Jonah s walk through Nineveh did he begin to preach? (a the first day (b the second day (c the third day 5. In how many days did Jonah say Nineveh would be overthrown? (a 30 (b 35 (c The people in Nineveh (a believed the prophet (b laughed at and stoned the prophet (c continued in their wicked ways 7. God spared Nineveh (a even when they continued sinning (b because they believed His word (c when Jonah asked Him to 8. After the fish vomited Jonah onto dry land, the Lord told Jonah to (a take a bath (b go to Nineveh (c return home 9. What was Jonah s message to Nineveh from God? (a pay your tithes (b Nineveh would be overthrown in forty days (c sell all your cattle 3

4 10. Upon hearing the message, the people of Nineveh (a fasted and wore sackcloth (b ate a big turkey dinner and put on pilgrim costumes (c celebrated lent 11. When the king of Nineveh heard the message, he sat in (a his throne (b the city dump (c ashes 12. The first time God told Jonah to go to Nineveh to preach, Jonah (a waited forty days before going (b immediately obeyed God s command (c tried to run away from God 13. Jonah s disobedience caused (a great fear of the sailors gods (b the ship to capsize (c Jonah to be cast into the sea 14. God (a let Jonah down (b taught Jonah a lesson inside a huge fish (c sent someone else to Nineveh to preach 15. God called Nineveh (a that great city (b hopeless (c too evil to be saved 16. How many times did God tell Jonah to warn the Ninevites of His coming judgment? (a 1 time (b 2 times (c 3 times 17. How many days did it take Jonah to walk through Nineveh to warn the people? (a 1 day (b 2 days (c 3 days 18. Jonah traveled to Nineveh to give the people a message of (a coming destruction (b hope (c joy 4

5 19. How big was the city that Jonah was sent to? (a 3 days journey wide (b 3 miles wide (c 3 stadia wide (d 3 thousand cubits 20. How long were the inhabitants of that city give to repent? (a 3 days (b 12 days (c 40 days (d 70 days 21. How did the inhabitants of the city react to Jonah s warning? (a They mocked it (b They ignored it (c They didn t believe (d They repented 21. The king ordered everyone to stop their evil ways and to wear (a sackcloth (b good silk (c all wool (d hard hats MATCH THE FOLLOWING 1. exceeding (a a coarse, heavy cloth worn in sadness 2. proclaimed (b changed one s mind and behavior 3. sackcloth (c beyond a great number 4. perish (d die without hope 5. repented (e an official order from a ruler 6. decree (f to be completely destroyed 7. overthrown (g a time of not eating for spiritual reasons 8. fast (h make an official announcement 1. How many times did God tell Jonah to warn the Ninevites of His coming judgment? 2. How many days did it take Jonah to walk through Nineveh to warn the people? 5

6 MATCH THE WORDS, PHRASES, OR NAMES WITH THE CORRECT DEFINITIONS 1. a degree (a the city where Jonah went to try to escape God s presence 2. fast (b to call or call out 3. Jonah (c worn in mourning or humiliation 4. Nineveh (d in control 5. omniscient (e any elevated seat occupied by a person in authority 6. proclaim (f a judgment, command, declaration 7. sackcloth (g to abstain from food and water (or just water) 8. sovereign (h He was sent to preach repentance to Nineveh 9. Tarshish (I all-knowing 10. throne (j the capital city of Assyria 11. As with other prophets, God called Jonah to preach 12. The people of Nineveh, who were Israel s enemies, were the SCENARIO #1 You find a loud mouthed, know it all coworker really annoying, but the boss thinks this employee really knows what s going on. You heard through the grapevine about a real boner that this joker pulled and were expecting her to be in serious trouble. Instead, the boss not only decides to forgive her but also assigns her more responsibility, including some oversight of your work. How do you respond to your anger? You ve helped your mother, often sacrificing time and money you could have spent with your own spouse & children. Your sister has chosen to do nothing while you ve knocked yourself out. When your mother dies and the lawyer reads the will, you learn that your mom left the lion s share of her estate to your sister. How do you respond to your anger? 6

7 WRITE THE DEFINITION OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS 1. I bid thee: 2. Overthrown: 3. Fast: 4. Sackcloth: 5. Ashes: 6. Fierce anger: 7. God repented: 8. Perished: 9. Published through Nineveh: 10. Decree: 11. Why did Jonah believe God was permissive? 12. In blaming God for allowing addictions, one may forgot that God gave humans 13. Why did God change His mind about punishing Nineveh? 14. Why was Jonah unhappy the Lord spared the Ninevites from destruction? 15. The climax of the book of Jonah is Nineveh s repentance and God s gracious toward them. 16. Nineveh s wickedness and oppressive actions made Jonah want to see them 17. What did Jonah and Nineveh have in common? 7

8 18. God s dealings with Jonah and the Ninevites demonstrates that He is a God of 19. Memorize and write verbatim Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. (KJV) 20. What can humans do to earn forgiveness and mercy? ` Summarize the thee reaction to Jonah s preaching as a tabloid heading and subtitle in the following three assignments: ASSIGNMENT 1--Inward Conviction (Jonah 3:1-5a) ASSIGNMENT 2--Visible Demonstration (Jonah 3:5b, 6) ASSIGNMENT 3--Urgent Communication (3:7-10) True repentance will result in action, even as it did in the time of Jonah. How do you see yourself responding to God s kindness and His goodness, with behaviors in keeping with repentance? 8