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The Arrival of Jonah at Ninevah
Oil on Canvas
84" x 72"
This monumental sized oil painting depicts the prophet Jonah spilling out of the mouth of the fish, onto a sandy shore. Nineveh was still a distance from this shoreline, so Jonah had to walk on foot until he completed his journey. Jonah was instructed by God to go to the great city and preach repentance to the people, who were known to be ruthless and cruel. Wanting that these wicked people should be judged and destroyed rather than they repent and God forgive them, Jonah refused to go to Nineveh, and instead paid the fare for a ship sailing in the other direction to Tarshish. But the real price of refusing God's instructions cost Jonah more than just the fare.
During a deadly storm, the sailors threw Jonah overboard, and the Bible says the Lord appointed a great fish, which swallowed Jonah whole. Jonah remained in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights until the fish vomited him onto the shoreline where God had originally instructed him to go. |
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