No, Israel was not in captivity under the Assyrians when Jonah went to Nineveh. Jonah's mission occurred before the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel to Assyria in 722 BCE. At the time of Jonah's preaching, Israel was still an independent kingdom, though it was facing significant threats from surrounding nations, including Assyria. Jonah's story reflects a time of tension and impending judgment for Israel, but captivity had not yet occurred.
Jonah went to Nineveh when he was sent on a mission to preach there.
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God sent Jonah to a city in Assyria called Nineveh. Nineveh is located on the Tigris River.
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The prophet who tried to flee when asked to preach God's message in Nineveh is Jonah. Instead of going to Nineveh as commanded, he attempted to escape by boarding a ship to Tarshish. However, a great storm arose, leading to his eventual journey to Nineveh after being swallowed by a big fish. Jonah's story emphasizes themes of obedience and mercy.
Jonah lived in the land of Israel. When he was called upon by God to travel to Nineveh and preach the warning, that was actually a one-way trip. Jonah did not return back to Israel after that event. Jonah's grave is still in the ancient city of Nineveh til this day...
Yes. He repented while in the belly of the whale. He said that he would go to Nineveh and preach His message.
Jonah was told to go and preach at Nineveh. But he did not go there he went the opposite way.
Jonah went in totally the opposite direction to the West by sea instead of by land to the East, since he hated the people of Nineveh, the Assyrians, and did not want to obey and preach to them. These people were noted for their cruelty to those people who they conquered, and even though they thus needed to repent and change their behavior, Jonah did not want them to do so. He wanted them to be destroyed. He was afraid that if he preached God's message they would repent and so be saved.
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Jonah served as a prophet to the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. The scripture that defines why he was sent is Jonah 1:1+2, where it says: "Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me."(KJV)Other scriptures and general history give us further insight. Nineveh was a city in Assyria (founded by Nimrod(Genesis 10:9-12)who rebelled against God . Isaiah 10:12 speaks about: "... the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the pomp of his haughtiness." (NASB) Nineveh's principal deity was Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, and historically, the Assyrians used exceptionally brutal methods of killing captured soldiers in their many wars. Though Nineveh repented for a time at Jonah's warning, it later became the capital of the Assyrian Empire, and was again known for it's wickedness, being called a: "...City of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims! " (Nahum 3:1 NIV). It received further warning from God's prophets, Nahum and Zephaniah, and was finally destroyed.
The resolution of the story of Jonah in the Bible occurs when Jonah follows God's command to preach to the people of Nineveh, who ultimately repent and are spared from destruction. Despite Jonah's initial resistance and disobedience, he learns about God's mercy and compassion through the events that unfold in Nineveh.