Prophet Jonah Quiz
The flight to Tarshish, the great fish, and Ninevehs radical repentance. Practice interactive Scripture questions with answers, explanations, and b...
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Prophet Jonah Quiz: Scripture Study & Explanations
The Book of Jonah reveals the unbounded mercy and sovereign reach of God over all nations. Through Jonah's reluctance, the great fish, and Nineveh's repentance, Scripture demonstrates that genuine contrition moves the heart of God to withhold judgment.
Quiz Study Sheet: Questions, Answers & Scripture Explanations
Q1.Where did Jonah attempt to flee when commanded to go to Nineveh?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 1:3 - 'Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish.'
Q2.How many days and nights was Jonah in the belly of the great fish?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 1:17 - 'And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.'
Q3.What was Jonah's warning proclamation to the people of Nineveh?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 3:4 - 'Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.'
Q4.How did the King of Nineveh and his people respond to Jonah's preaching?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 3:5-6 - 'So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth... and the king arose from his throne, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.'
Q5.What plant did God cause to grow over Jonah to shade him from the scorching heat?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 4:6 - 'The Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief.'
Q6.In what town was Jonah born or resided as the son of Amittai?
Scriptural Explanation: 2 Kings 14:25 - '...according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which He had spoken by His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet who was from Gath Hepher.'
Q7.What port city did Jonah go down to in order to find a ship sailing to Tarshish?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 1:3 - 'He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish...'
Q8.What animals were included in the solemn fast decreed by the king of Nineveh?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 3:7 - 'Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water.'
Q9.What plant did the Lord God prepare to come up over Jonah to give shade for his head?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 4:6 - 'And the Lord God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head...'
Q10.What creature did God prepare the next morning to strike the plant so that it withered?
Scriptural Explanation: Jonah 4:7 - 'But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered.'
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