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Many people know about the events surrounding the prophet Jonah. He was told by God to prophesy to the people of Nineveh and tell them to repent, but instead he ran away, boarded a ship, and was eventually tossed overboard and swallowed by a great fish. After this, Jonah agreed to prophesy.
But did you know that Jonah was from Gath-hepher, a village in Galilee about three miles north of Nazareth? That’s Jesus’ home town!
So when the Pharisees said in John 7:52, “Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee,” they were wrong!
Jonah’s experience being in the belly of the fish three days and nights was a sign pointing forward to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. In fact, Jonah is the only prophet Jesus likened Himself to (Matthew 12:40).
Matt Clifton
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