Justice vs Revenge
The story of Jonah has always fascinated me. Not only are there fantastic/miraculous elements to his story, but we’re also given an inside scoop of the prophet’s inner battles, and much of God’s teaching is directed right at him! Of course, book of 4 short chapters has just as much to teach the 21st Century Gentile Christian as it has for the modern or ancient Jew. The Lord gives Jonah a clear, evangelistic mission; to go and preach repentance to the Assyrians in Ninevah. Yet