The book of Jonah differs from the books of all the other prophets in that its only message was addressed to the people of a foreign nation. Furthermore, the book is strictly narrative in form, and contains no direct message from God except His command to the Ninevites to repent. This is where Jonah's role in the Bible takes place. Jonah was a prophet from God, who at first tried to avoid that role by …showed first 75 words of 734 total…

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