Jonah is both the title of this book and the author according to the best evidence. The book makes no direct claim regarding authorship, so we can't be dogmatic but that doesn't mean we aren't sure. Throughout the book Jonah is repeatedly referred to in the third person, which would be the case if someone else were writing about him. That, however, doesn't rule out Jonah as the author. The same thing is true of other books of the Bible. Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Micah, Zephaniah, Haggai, and Zechariah have similar formats. It's appropriate to make an observation about how the Bible treats its heroes. Unlike other religious books, the Bible is perfectly honest about the fallen humanity of the characters it portrays. Jesus is the perfectly holy One, and all others are sinful. Starting with Eve, the Bible includes the sins of all people. There was a murderer among the first children of Adam and Eve. Noah was a righteous man, but for all he did, he also sinned through drunkenness. Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness, but he was quick to lie about his wife when he thought he was in danger and he was quick to accept an ungodly and immoral way to try to do God's will. Peter had to be confronted by Paul when he stumbled into hypocrisy. The beat goes on and on, including Jonah. The events recorded in this book show us that the bad attitudes we have only cause us trouble. They do not cause God any kind of angst or prevent Him from accomplishing His will or disrupt His timing. Today we survey all of Chapter 1. 1 - Jonah Runs (1-3) 2 - Jonah Confesses (4-9) 3 - The Sailors Believe (10-16) 4 - The Fish Swallows Hard (17)

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