Jonah
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Absurdities in Jonah

  1. Jonah fled "from the presence of the Lord." (There are some places where God can't find you.) 1:3, 10

  2. The sailors cast lots to see who was causing the storm. And it worked, too (casting lots always does), since the lot fell on Jonah. 1:7

  3. Jonah believes that by throwing himself into the sea, the storm will die down. And it worked! 1:12-15

  4. God makes "a great fish" to swallow Jonah. And Jonah stayed in the fish's belly for three days and three nights. 1:17

  5. Jonah says a little prayer from the fish's belly. 2:1

  6. God talks to the fish, and it vomits out Jonah upon dry land. 2:10

  7. "Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey." That would make it about 60 miles in diameter -- larger than Los Angeles! 3:3

  8. Everyone in Nineveh (pop. 120,000) turned to God? Jonah must be one hell of a preacher! 3:5

  9. God wants the "beasts" to cover themselves with sackcloth and "cry mightily unto God." 3:8

  10. Jonah was angry when his preaching converted a city. 4:1

  11. God prepares a gourd to shade Jonah's head. Then he prepares a worm to destroy the gourd. What a clever guy! 4:6-7