Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace.

From even to eternity, the Bible tells one big story of redemption.

My name is Tiffany, and I want to spend a few minutes with you every day walking through

the Bible chronologically.

Together, we will explore God's sovereign plan as the events of Scripture unfold and point

to Jesus.

Hey friends, welcome back to the podcast, Tiffany here, and today we take a journey to the book of Jonah.

Now, when I mention the prophet Jonah, what is the first thing that comes to mind?

Likely, you thought of the giant fish that swallowed him and then spit him out.

For many of us, we were taught this story as children, and Jonah and the fish were the leading characters.

But the main characters are actually Jonah and God.

But the fish is a small part of this narrative, used by God to mercifully save Jonah from drowning

and to teach him to submit to God's message of repentance to the Ninevites.

As we walk through this short book, today we will focus on the major themes of Jonah's life and message

and how they display the story of redemption and salvation for all people.

Since we only have this short episode to chat about Jonah, I'm going to trust that you have read it and know all the details.

So we will spend our time here on the podcast discussing how Jonah fits into the chronological timeline,

what we learn about God's character, and how Jesus even used Jonah's story to proclaim his death, burial, and resurrection.

So, let's begin with some quick context.

We were introduced briefly to Jonah yesterday and second Kings 14.

He lived during the reign of Israel's King Jeroboam II.

Based on his message to Jeroboam about God restoring some of Israel's land, he likely had a ministry among the Northern Kingdom.

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