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Jonah 3 · Grade 3

A City Turns Back

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Read the Story

Yahweh's word came to Jonah the second time. God told him to go to Nineveh and preach the message God gave him. So Jonah arose and went. Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey across.

Jonah walked a day into the city. He cried out that in forty days Nineveh would be overthrown. The people of Nineveh believed God. From the greatest to the least, they put on sackcloth.

The king rose from his throne and took off his royal robe. He sat in ashes. He told everyone to cry to God and turn from evil and violence. Maybe God would turn from his anger. God saw their works. He relented, and he did not bring the disaster.

Memory Verse

“God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.”

Jonah 3:10 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How big was Nineveh?

  2. What did Jonah cry out?

  3. Who put on sackcloth?

  4. What did the king take off?

  5. What did God do when he saw their works?

Nineveh Listens

Write what happened in each box.

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Word Search

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

ININEVEHBBMILCVIKEBAMKGCDHLJIFUINYFIHVMEGNOYECITYURGLVOMYHJSEHEOGBRLPGADITIFASTWT
  • BELIEVED
  • NINEVEH
  • GREAT
  • CITY
  • FAST
  • KING

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving people a second chance. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Jonah do with his second chance?
  • What helps you admit when you have done wrong?

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