God of second chance
“Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that
great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” ” Jonah 3:1-2.
God sent Jonah, His prophet, to Nineveh to warn them that His judgement would come upon the
city if they continued in their wickedness, but Jonah wilfully disobeyed God. Instead of going to
Nineveh, he arose to flee to Tarshish. This he did, by going down to Joppa and boarding a ship
going to Tarshish. God sent a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea
which made sailing difficult.
