Jonah finally obeys God, preaches to Nineveh, and the people repent.
God forgives them.
Jonah… is furious.
He literally says:
“I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”
(Jonah 4:9)
Then God grows a plant to shade him.
Jonah loves the plant.
God sends a worm to kill the plant.
Jonah throws another tantrum.
It’s dramatic.
It’s petty.
It’s painfully relatable.
Jonah isn’t a villain — he’s a human being overwhelmed by emotions, and God gently teaches him compassion through the simplest object lesson.
These stories remind us that Scripture isn’t a book of perfect people — it’s a book of real people. People who panic, laugh, argue, fall asleep, get overwhelmed, and say the wrong thing at the wrong time.
And yet, God works through all of it.
Holiness doesn’t erase humanity.
Holiness transforms it.
