* The Ninevites were idol worshipers - this was their problem.

* They badly mistreated the Israelites.

* Jonah didn’t want God to show them mercy.

* This, however, became Jonah’s idol.

* An idol is anything that stands between you and God.

* Often times it’s a good thing that we refuse to let go of.

* In Jonah’s case, he made an idol of God’s justice but refused to desire His mercy.