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#223 | Introducing Jonah the Prophet: The Backstory Behind Jesus’ Sign
The story of Jonah is often remembered as a children’s tale about a runaway prophet and a great fish. But when we slow down and read Jonah within the larger biblical story, it becomes something far more interesting.
In this episode, we begin not with the book of Jonah itself, but with Jonah’s first appearance in 2 Kings 14:23–29. There, Jonah is introduced as a prophet who announces the future military expansion and restoration of Northern Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. This is important to note because Jonah is not a neutral messenger. He is deeply embedded in the national hopes of…
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