• Bible Project’s “Book of Jonah Summary: A Complete Animated Overview” (YouTube)
• Bible Project Classroom: Jonah
  The book of Jonah is much more than a children’s story—it’s a picture of all the beauty, potential, and challenges the Bible presents to its readers. See how this sophisticated literature fits into the larger biblical story and what it means for us today.
• A Guide to the Old Testament by Daniel Block
  Lesson 27 – Jonah & Micah
• The Book of Jonah: When God’s Purpose Isn’t in Your Plans by David Platt
  The book of Jonah is best known for Jonah’s run-in with a large fish. But there’s much more to the story than Jonah’s three-day stay in a fish’s belly. It’s about God’s grace, compassion, and love—even toward wayward people—and his commitment to spreading his message around the world.In this six-session series, pastor David Platt shows us that God is determined to spread his Word to all the nations of the earth and use his people to do it. The book of Jonah shows us that God desires to transform the hearts of his followers, making them more like him as they carry out his purposes in the world. Join David and get a renewed sense of what it means to orient your life around the mission of God.

The Book of Jonah tells the story of an Israelite prophet who delights that he and his people receive the Lord’s merciful forgiveness and grace yet is disgusted that others should receive the same. As the story unfolds, the Lord disciplines his prophet and then pursues him with questions, all to humble his spiritual pride and transform his heart to become like that of the God he claims to worship. The Lord extends his mercy, grace, and love to all his creation; he wants his people to do the same.

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All of Scripture points to Jesus. Whether a passage predicts Christ, prepares God’s people for Christ, reflects Christ, or shows the results of Christ’s work, we can find him on every page. It’s easy to see Jesus in the Gospel accounts or the New Testament epistles, but what about the books of the law or Old Testament historical narratives? Understanding or teaching passages from these books in a Christ-centered way isn’t always straightforward.

Let’s examine the book of Jonah—a minor prophet written as historical narrative—to see how this familiar story points us to Jesus.

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