The Bible Handbook of Difficult Verses: A Complete Guide to Answering the Tough Questions (The McDowell Apologetics Library) by Josh McDowell & Sean McDowell

Author:Josh McDowell & Sean McDowell [McDowell, Josh]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780736949453
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Published: 2013-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

Difficult Verses from the Book of Jonah

Passage:

The LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17).

Difficulty: Is the story of Jonah being swallowed by a great fish a historical incident or just a fictional parable to teach us a certain truth?

Explanation: Some would say there is a “moral to the story” of Jonah but it’s hard to believe it is a real event. It does appear improbable for a person to survive being swallowed by a fish and live to tell about it. But Scripture is full of miraculous events. Jonah’s experience is no more miraculous than creation, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the virgin birth of Christ, or the many miracles Christ performed.

Jonah was a historical figure identified in the historical book of 2 Kings 14:25. Jesus referred to him as a real person in Luke 11:29-30. And Jesus specifically referenced the fact that “Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights” (Matthew 12:40). The story of Jonah and the great fish is presented as a historical account from Scripture, and Jesus, God’s Son, relates it to us as a real story.

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