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Jonah 1 · Grade 3

The Storm at Sea

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Read the Story

Yahweh's word came to Jonah. God told him to go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it. But Jonah ran away from the presence of Yahweh. He paid the fare for a ship going to Tarshish.

Yahweh sent a mighty storm. The ship was about to break up. The sailors cried to their gods and threw the cargo into the sea. Jonah was asleep deep inside the ship. The sailors cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Jonah said he feared Yahweh, the God who made the sea and the dry land. He told them to throw him into the sea. The men rowed hard but could not reach land. At last they threw him in, and the sea grew calm. The men feared Yahweh. Then Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow Jonah.

Memory Verse

He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah 1:9 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Yahweh tell Jonah to do?

  2. Where was Jonah sleeping?

  3. On whom did the lot fall?

  4. What did Jonah say God made?

  5. How long was Jonah in the fish?

Jonah Runs Away

Write what happened in each box.

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Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

LEWACGMENSNINEVEHVVYCHKTCTOLBRYFRAROMGPCCKLSSPSTORMMEHAFRAIDYAIFISHESCHPVVUEDANPD
  • NINEVEH
  • AFRAID
  • STORM
  • CRIED
  • SHIP
  • FISH
  • CALM
  • SEA

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me even when I run. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be brave and honest about believing in God?
  • When have you tried to run from doing the right thing?

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