This is the first part of a series on the book of Jonah.

Though it is a small book, Jonah packs a punch!  It confronts a fleeing prophet who will be confronted by a big storm.  Pagan sailors sailors that are praying while the prophet sleeps.  Lastly a big fish that will lead Jonah to a place where he can experience repentance and restoration.

But let us not be too quick to look down on Jonah and his disobedient rebellion.  We will discover his journey has a lot of similarities to our own.  

It is to our own advantage that we study and learn from this prophet whom our compassionate heavenly Father in mercy rescued, not from a storm, but from himself.