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All about Jonah

Ok all, here’s an easy book to study….it’s short, it’s fun, and it’s all truth, with some very valuable lessons to be learned in our own personal walks with the Lord and how we react to His Word spoken into us. See how you compare with Jonah.

1) Where did the LORD tell Jonah to go?

2)Why did the LORD want Jonah to go there?

a.Bethleham

a. He needed a vacation

b.Jerusalem

b. To meet His disciples

c.Nineveh

c. To let the people know He loved them

d.Joppa

d. To cry out against that great city

3) What did Jonah do immediately after GOD had told him what HE wanted Jonah to do?

4) Why did Jonah go to Joppa?

a. He fled to Tarshish, to get away from GOD

a. Hook up with a caravan on their way to Asia

b. He decided he wanted to go to Joppa instead

b. They made special holy bread there and he wanted some for his trip

c. He went to sleep right where he was

c. He went to pray

d. He went as GOD had instructed him

d. None of the above

5)Where was Jonah when GOD sent a great storm?

6) What was Jonah doing when the captain found him?

a. In the lower parts of a boat, on his way to Tarshish

a. Sleeping

b. On a camel car, fast asleep

b. Praying

c. Walking on the sea shore of Joppa

c. Singing Worship Songs

d. None of the above

7). How did the mariners (not the ones here in Seattle) find out the storm was because of Jonah’s disobedience to GOD?

8) How did the men Jonah was traveling with calm the storm?

a. Prayed to GOD

a. They cast lots

b. Offered a sacrifice

b. Jonah told them

c. They sang happy songs

c. They were good guessers

d. None of the above

10) What happened as soon as they obeyed Jonah’s instructions?

9) After Jonah told his traveling companions how to calm the storm, what did they do

a. They were all struck by lightning and died

a. The immediately obeyed, fearing GOD

b. They were all burned by falling fire from GOD

b. They rowed hard for the shore

c. They thought Jonah was nuts and told him go back to sleep

c. They hurt GOD’s feelings

d. None of the above

d. The sea became calm

11) What did the men on the boat do as soon as the sea was calm?

12)What happened to Jonah when he was thrown overboard into the sea?

a. They laughed and had a big “after storm” party

a. A shark ate him

b. They feared the LORD exceedingly, offered HIM a sacrifice and made vows to HIM

b. GOD prepared a great fish to swallow him

c. They prayed to their own gods and thanked them and worshiped them

c. A whale carried him to safety

d. None of the above

14) What did Jonah do in the belly of the fish?

13)How long was Jonah in the fish’s belly?

a. He played solitaire

a. 3 days and 3 nights

b. He counted the seaweed hanging from the belly

c. No more than a day

c. He prayed

b. 2 days and 1 night, no one could handle any more

d. None of the above

16) How many times (total) did GOD speak to Jonah and instruct him to go to Nineveh?

d. None of the above

15) What caused the fish to spit Jonah out onto dry land?

a. once was enough

a. The fish beached himself and was gagging for air

b. two times

b.The Lord spoke to the fish

c. three times

c.Jonah found sticks and started a fire

every day till he went

d.Gas

17) How many days did Jonah tell the people of Nineveh they had before GOD would destroy them?

18) How did the people of Nineveh react to Jonah’s message?

a. They believed him, fasted & put on sackcloth (a symbol of repentance

a.40 days

b.30 days

b. They never listened, thinking he was nuts

c.7 days

c. They laughed at him

d.none of the above

d. None of the above

20) How many people came to GOD through Jonah?

19) How did Jonah react when GOD forgave the people of Nineveh and didn’t destroy them??

a. About 50

a. He sang and danced with them for joy

b. About 120,000 people in Nineveh, and all the men on the boat with him

b. He was very happy for them

c. Nobody

c. He went home pleased with GOD and himself for finally obeying HIM

d. None of the above

How did you do??

If you scored 18-20: Praise God, hopefully you’ve learned some valuable lessons from
Jonah.
If you scored 15-17: You’re doing ok, but need to read, and hear what God is saying
through His Word….need to take some lessons from Jonah
If you scored 13-15: You need to watch out for Big Fish….and Big Storms
If you scored 00-12: You’re probably in the Big Fish and need to pray to get out

This Weeks Bible Quiz was writen by Pastor Skip

STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH. 2 TIMOTHY 2:15