Jonah is a disobedient prophet who runs away from his call from God. He finds it difficult to understand the ways of the lord and why God does the things he does. The book of Jonah itself and God and Jonah himself, can be analysed in many different fashions. Jonah is first spoken of in the book of II Kings. It is said that Jonah is a prophet and a servant of the Lord. He …
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…just as Jonah was a sign to the sinful Assyrians, so too was Jesus a sign to all people of the world. A sign teaching us the God takes our sin seriously. The price of sin can be quite severe, but the sign also teaches people the God is gracious and merciful in his ways. The sign of Jonah is that the price of sin is death, but you are granted eternal life from God.