Jonah Bible quiz · 10 questions
How well do you know Jonah?
Pick an answer, then see the verse that settles it.
Where did God tell Jonah to go?
Nineveh · Tarshish · Joppa
Answer
Nineveh. Jonah 1:2: ““Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”” Read it
Where did Jonah try to run away to?
Babylon · Egypt · Tarshish
Answer
Tarshish. Jonah 1:3: “But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of Yahweh.” Read it
What was Jonah doing while the storm raged?
Praying on deck · Sleeping deep in the ship · Steering the ship
Answer
Sleeping deep in the ship. Jonah 1:5: “The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They hurled the cargo on the ship into the sea to lighten it for themselves. But Jonah had gone down into the hold of the vessel, and he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.” Read it
How did the sailors find out who was to blame for the storm?
They asked the captain · They read the stars · They cast lots
Answer
They cast lots. Jonah 1:7: “Then they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots so that we may find out on whose account this disaster has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.” Read it
What swallowed Jonah?
A great fish · A sea serpent · A crocodile
Answer
A great fish. Jonah 1:17: “Yahweh appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” Read it
How long was Jonah inside it?
Three days and three nights · Seven days · Forty days
Answer
Three days and three nights. Jonah 1:17: “Yahweh appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” Read it
How many days did Jonah say Nineveh had left?
Three · Seven · Forty
Answer
Forty. Jonah 3:4: “Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk, and he proclaimed, “Forty more days, and Nineveh will be overthrown!”” Read it
What did the king of Nineveh do when he heard?
Put on sackcloth and sat in ashes · Called up his army · Threw Jonah out of the city
Answer
Put on sackcloth and sat in ashes. Jonah 3:6: “When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.” Read it
What did God make grow to shade Jonah?
A fig tree · A leafy plant · A cloud
Answer
A leafy plant. Jonah 4:6: “Then Yahweh God appointed a leafy plant, and it grew up over Jonah to give shade over his head and to relieve his discomfort. Jonah was extremely happy about the plant.” Read it
What did God send to make the plant wither?
A goat · A worm · A locust
Answer
A worm. Jonah 4:7: “But at dawn the next day God appointed a worm, and it attacked the plant so that it withered.” Read it
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