Let’s return to Jonah and finish this amazing true story from the Old Testament. When we left Jonah, he had completed his mission to warn Nineveh of God’s impending judgment. The result of one of history’s greatest movements of repentance as everyone (the lowest, the highest, the animals) humbled themselves so much that God backed off the punishment He had in store for them.

So that must mean Jonah was on an emotional high, right? He must have been savoring the joy of being used by God to pull so many from the brink of destruction by His righteous wrath, right? Maybe not. As we open the final chapter, we find Jonah where we found him: consumed with self-righteous indignation at God being, well, God. This interaction between the Lord and His prophet is revealing. This isn’t a good look for Jonah, but we would do well to look in the mirror and learn any lessons we can from this misguided prophet.

The Danger of Self-Centeredness (vv4-5)