THE BOOK OF JONAH

Youtube Post: Mar 6, 2011
Some thoughts on Jonah:

1.
what if the fish that swallowed Jonah was a Whale Shark?
To this day, it is the largest "fish" in the sea, (the Book of Jonah), and yet it is called a "whale", (Matthew 12:40):

Size - Whale Sharks are reputed to have been seen up to 18m (60ft) long but the official world record size,
which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, is 12.65m (41ft 6in), we believe that there are
larger ones, but in general the most common size seen in Utila is between 6m and 10m (20ft and 33ft).
[weigh about 20 tons] Here in Utila there is the story about Old Tom a Whale Shark said to be at least
18m (60ft) in length seen by fishermen.

Age - Nobody knows but it is thought that Whale Sharks could possibly live up to 150 yrs old.

2.
I don't believe that Jonah was in fear for his life going to Nineveh, nor do I believe that he was
prejudice against the people there. I believe as Word of God says, that he fled because he knew that
if he preached destruction, and the people repented, and God spared the city, that he/Jonah would be
looked upon by his fellow Israelites as a false prophet. Jonah was very proud of his position as a
prophet of God. This is why I believe that he ran away, and later pouted.