Jonah’s Rest in the Belly of the Fish

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Jonah’s Rest in the Belly of the Fish []

  • OT Recapitulation: Jonah "rested" in the fish for three days and nights ± Jonah 1:17 before being delivered, prefiguring a new mission to preach repentance to Nineveh.
  • Clarification in Christ: Jesus explicitly ties Jonah’s experience to His death and resurrection ± Matthew 12:40, showing how He brings new life.
  • Speaking to Us: God invites us to die to ourselves and find new purpose and life in Him ± Galatians 2:20.