🐋 Jonah and the Big Fish

Jonah 1–3 · God gives second chances.

📖 The story

God asked Jonah to take a message to the city of Nineveh, but Jonah ran the other way and jumped on a boat! A big storm came, Jonah ended up in the sea, and God sent a huge fish to swallow him. Inside the fish Jonah prayed. God gave him a second chance, and this time Jonah obeyed.

🤩 Fun facts

Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
He sailed in the opposite direction, towards a place called Tarshish.
Jonah prayed to God from inside the fish!
The people of Nineveh said sorry, and God forgave them too.

✨ Memory verse ✨

"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."

Psalm 103:8 (NIV)

💬 Talk about it

For grown-ups and kids together, after watching

Why do you think Jonah ran away?
What did Jonah do inside the fish?
Is there someone you can give a second chance to?

🙏 Let's pray: Dear God, thank you for forgiving me and giving me second chances. Help me forgive others too. Amen.

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