Jonah & Paper Maché
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Year of Introduction:
1. Read the Book of Jonah and Prophets and Kings (PK) chapter 22.
Bible Study:
2. Where was Jonah from and who was his father? 2 Kings 14:25 and Jonah 1:1
3. God gave Jonah a message of judgment against which city? Jonah 1:2
4. Jonah went in the opposite direction to which port? To which city was the boat he found traveling? Jonah 1:3
5. Why did Jonah try to escape from the Lord and not do as he was told? Jonah 4:2 & 3, PK p. 266
6. What did God send that caused a violent storm? Jonah 1:4
7. During the storm where Jonah was and what was he doing? Jonah 1:5
8. Why did the crew cast lots during the storm? Who lost the toss? Jonah 1:7
9. What did Jonah tell the men to do to stop the storm? Did they initially do what he told them? Jonah 1:12, 13
10. When the sailors threw Jonah into the sea and the storm calmed, what two things did they do? Jonah 1:16
11. What swallowed Jonah and how long was he inside of it? Jonah 1:17
12. What did Jonah do inside the creature? Jonah 2:1
13. What happened to Jonah while he was inside the creature? Jonah 2:5
14. When God saved Jonah from death, what did Jonah promise the Lord? What happened next? Jonah 2:9 & 10
15. Nineveh was such a big city, how long did it take to see all of it? Jonah 3:3
16. In how many days did Jonah say God would destroy the city of Nineveh? Jonah 3:4
17. The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, so what did they do to show their sorrow? Jonah 3:5
18. Who could not eat or drink anything, according to the King's and nobles’ decree? Jonah 3:7
19. How did God react when He saw that they had put a stop to their evil ways? Jonah 3:10
20. When Jonah got mad with God for sparing the city of Nineveh, where did he go and what did he do? Jonah 4:5
21. What did God arrange to happen to Jonah? What happened the following morning? Jonah 4:6, 7
22. After Jonah became angry with God about the death of the plant, what did God tell him was more important: saving the city or saving the plant? Jonah 4:11
23. Jesus compared Himself to Jonah. What did He say was similar? Matt. 12:39-41
Group Craft:
24. In a small group, make a paper maché piñata in the shape of a “great fish”. Put Jonah inside the fish and have fun getting him out.
References
Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Regional/flpatchnote
