Jonah's chapters

[gilgal]

Comparing Jonah the 10 prophetic book with Noah the 10th from Adam:
both included 40 days - day in Hebrew is Yom a Yod word, the 10th letter;
both involved water;
both involved "man and beast".

Nineveh is considered to be named after or built by someone by the name of Ninus. According to the Wikipedia it's not a real person. Maybe a deity, or someone which had another name. But it does sound almost similar to Noah although it is said to be Nimrod.

Some of the verses in the beginning of the chapters are almost similar with a small variation which seems poetic in nature.

The Masoretic text renders Jonah 1:17 (King James and LXX) to be 2:1 which harmonizes with 4:1.

[Richard Amiel McGough]

Comparing Jonah the 10 prophetic book with Noah the 10th from Adam:
both included 40 days - day in Hebrew is Yom a Yod word, the 10th letter;
both involved water;
both involved "man and beast".

Nineveh is considered to be named after or built by someone by the name of Ninus. According to the Wikipedia it's not a real person. Maybe a deity, or someone which had another name. But it does sound almost similar to Noah although it is said to be Nimrod.

Some of the verses in the beginning of the chapters are almost similar with a small variation which seems poetic in nature.

The Masoretic text renders Jonah 1:17 (King James and LXX) to be 2:1 which harmonizes with 4:1.

That's pretty interesting gilgal.

Both Noah and Jonah were given precise dates for the destruction that was to come.

Both stories involve a boat.

Jonah's name means "dove." This word first appears when Noah released a dove from the ark.

I have a feeling there is probably a lot of connections between the two stories.

[gilgal]

I'm praying that God would open hearts and minds of readers to understand these things.

Patterns:
When Moses lifted up his arms Joshua won the battle and when he put down his arms they began to lose. Of course when Aaron and Hur noticed this pattern they made Moses sit down and held his arms up and they won the battle over the Amalekites.

In the same manner when we find patterns both in our lives and scripture it gives us knowledge/experience and we are more prudent next time the pattern repeats.

Jonah 1:1-3 and Jonah 4:1-3 have the actual words of the Word of the LORD in verse 2. Verse 3 mentions arose a characteristic of the Holy Ghost. Jesus was raised by the Holy Ghost.

Jonah 3:4 shows 40 days and city which are associated with the number 4 such as Matthew 4 and Luke 4's 40 days. Also the 4th book Numbers mentions 40 days/years.

[gilgal]

(KJV) Jonah 1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

(KJV) Jonah 4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, [It is] better for me to die than to live.

Wind usually comes up in spoke 4. Ezekiel and John the 4th Gospel are examples.

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Also spoke 2:
(KJV) Jonah 4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

(KJV) Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

(KJV) Exodus 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

(KJV) Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?