Jonah just knew it would happen… and now he was mad at God. That’s because he understood two things clearly…. the people of Nineveh were very evil , and God was compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin. (Exodus 34:6) And so there sat Jonah, indignant & burning with self-righteous anger at God for showing pity to them. But God ignored Jonah’s selfish & prideful tirade and instead focused on the real problem when He asked, “Do you have the right to be angry?” (Jonah 4:9) For the other thing Jonah knew well was that God is sovereign in His purposes to those He chooses, (Exodus 33:19) and that His desire is to bestow mercy on undeserving sinners chosen by grace…just as He did when He spared the Ninevites…or for that matter, Jonah in the belly of the fish.
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