Welcome to our online Jonah 1:4 Quiz on the story of Jonah being thrown overboard! In this famous biblical tale, Jonah is a prophet who disobeys God’s orders and tries to flee by ship. However, when a great storm hits, the sailors realize Jonah is the cause and throw him into the sea to save themselves.
This story teaches us the importance of obedience and the consequences of trying to run away from our responsibilities. As you take this quiz, pay attention to the lessons Jonah learned during his time in the belly of a great fish after being thrown overboard.
Think about how you can apply these lessons to your own life and how you can strive to follow God’s will. Remember, even when we make mistakes, God is always there to guide us back on the right path. So let’s dive in and discover the valuable insights this story has to offer!
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Instructions
- This quiz is multiple choice.
- Read each question carefully before selecting an answer.
- Choose the best answer for each question.
- You will see the missed questions with correct answers at the end of the quiz.
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Quick Facts
- Jonah is a character in the Bible who is thrown overboard from a ship.
- The story can be found in the book of Jonah, chapter 1, verses 4 to 16.
- Jonah was on a ship heading to Tarshish when a great storm arose.
- The sailors on the ship were terrified and began throwing cargo overboard to lighten the load.
- When the storm did not let up, they cast lots to determine who was responsible for the calamity.
- The lot fell on Jonah, who admitted that he was fleeing from the Lord’s command to go to Nineveh.
- Jonah told the sailors to throw him into the sea to calm the storm, as he believed he was to blame.
- Reluctantly, the sailors threw Jonah overboard, and immediately the sea grew calm.
- God sent a great fish to swallow Jonah, where he remained for three days and three nights.
- After Jonah prayed to God from the belly of the fish, it vomited him onto dry land, and he continued on to Nineveh as instructed.
Scripture
Chapter 1
4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
15 So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.