Before the whole fishy incident, God gave Jonah this command: “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before Me.”

Obviously, Jonah did not like this command, and he attempted to flee from the presence of the Lord. (Mistake #1.)

You’ve probably read how that turned out. Jonah ended in a pile of whale vomit with PTSD and seaweed wrapped around his head.

God said, in essence, “Jonah, let’s try this again.”

He gave the command again, with slightly di...