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Jonah 2 · Grade 4

Salvation Belongs to Yahweh

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Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish's belly. His prayer looks back on what happened. He called because of his affliction to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered him. Out of the belly of Sheol he cried, and God heard his voice.

Jonah describes sinking into the sea. The flood was all around him, and all God's waves and billows passed over him. The deep was around him, and the weeds were wrapped around his head. He felt banished from God's sight, yet he said he would look again toward God's holy temple. Yahweh brought his life up from the pit.

When his soul fainted, Jonah remembered Yahweh, and his prayer came in to God's holy temple. He says that those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy. Jonah promises to sacrifice with the voice of thanksgiving and to pay what he vowed. He ends with the words salvation belongs to Yahweh. Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it put Jonah out on the dry land.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Jonah do when his soul fainted?

  2. Toward what did Jonah say he would look again?

  3. What did Jonah say about those who regard vain idols?

  4. What are the last words of Jonah's prayer?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. Out of the belly of Sheol he cried, and God heard his .
  2. He ends with the words belongs to Yahweh.
  3. Then Yahweh spoke to the , and it put Jonah out on the dry land.

Think About It

  1. Jonah prayed from a very dark place. Where can you pray to God?

  2. Jonah promised to give thanks. What can you thank God for today?

Memory Verse

But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”

Jonah 2:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing me when I call. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who could you ask to pray with you when things are hard?
  • What things can people love more than God?

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