Jonah - Bible story for kids

Jonah.

Jonah was a prophet. This means God gave him important messages to share with people.
One day, God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and tell the people God would destroy their city.
Jonah didn’t want to go. He hated the people in Nineveh, and they were scary.
Jonah decided to disobey God and run away in the wrong direction.

Jonah caught a ship to sail far away.
When it was in the middle of the sea, the wind began to blow.
The storm was so bad, and the ship was going to sink.
The sailors tried everything. They threw things off the ship, but nothing helped.
Jonah knew the storm was his fault for disobeying God.

He told the men to throw him off the ship.
As Jonah hit the water, a big fish leaped out and swallowed him. God saved Jonah.
Jonah was inside the fish for three days.
Jonah prayed and said sorry to God.
God commanded the fish to spit Jonah onto dry land.

Jonah obeyed God and preached in Nineveh.
Everyone listened to Jonah’s message from God.
They were really sorry. They prayed to God and repented of the wrong things they did.
When God heard their prayers, He forgave them and didn’t destroy their city.