JONAH AND THE WHALE! LESSON 1: THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE WHALE. THIS IS FOUND IN THE OLD TESTAMENT SECTION OF THE BIBLE.
LETS GET STARTED! • WATCH THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE WHALE. NOTE: YOU DON’T NEED TO WATCH BOTH. THE FIRST VIDEO IS ABOUT 4 MINUTES LONG: HTTPS: //WWW. YOUTUBE. COM/WATCH? V=UQW 70 DSZPVW THE SECOND VIDEO IS ABOUT 26 MINUTES LONG. HTTPS: //WWW. YOUTUBE. COM/WATCH? V=XYUFQ 8 AZCW 4 While you are watching consider: What are the main parts of this story? Why do you think Jonah may have acted this way?
YOUR ACTIVITY! Make a fish mobile containing words or phrases that reflect/ retell the main parts of the Story (see resources for template). Try to retell the story using no more than 6 fish. Key vocabulary: Prophet- A person who speaks on behalf of God or who has been spoken to by God. They teach others what they have learnt or what they have been told.
1. EXAMPLES OF THE MAIN EVENTS OF THE STORY: GOD GAVE JONAH A JOB TO DO. GO TO NINEVEH TO TELL PEOPLE TO STOP BEING BAD. 2. JONAH DISOBEYED GOD BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED AND HE RAN AWAY TO A BOAT. 3. GOD SENT A STORM AND JONAH WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BOAT. 4. A WHALE SENT BY GOD SWALLOWED JONAH UP AND HE STAYED INSIDE FOR 3 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS. 5. INSIDE HE PRAYED TO GOD THE WHOLE TIME UNTIL GOD TOLD THE WHALE TO SPIT JONAH OUT ONTO DRY LAND. 6. GOD ASKS JONAH TO GO TO NINEVEH TO TELL THE PEOPLE TO STOP BEING BAD AND HE DOES. THE PEOPLE LISTEN TO JONAH.