JONAH 2

JONAH’S PRAYER

While inside the stomach of the fish, Jonah prays to God, thanking Him for sparing his life and acknowledging Him as the source of salvation. Jonah realizes that those who worship false gods or fake idols will not experience the hope of God’s steadfast love.

After Jonah’s prayer, God allows the whale to vomit Jonah out onto dry land.

In Matthew 12:38-42, Jesus compares Jonah’s time in the stomach of the whale to His time in the grave. Jesus tells the religious leaders, who are familiar with Jonah’s story, that He is coming as a greater Jonah. Regardless of your view on the literal or allegorical nature of Jonah getting swallowed by a whale, it serves as a reference point to the future death and resurrection of Christ.