From the moment Jonah stepped out of God’s will, he started going down. The Bible said he went DOWN to Joppa. He found a ship going to Tarshish and went DOWN into it then he went DOWN to the lower parts of the ship and laid DOWN to sleep. The safest place is to be is in God’s will. It is the greenest pasture too. | Pastor Philip Olubakin

The Story of Jonah: Running From God's Call The story of Jonah, as described in the Bible, follows the journey of a stubborn prophet who receives a divine message from God. Jonah is told to go to the ancient city of Nineveh, notorious for its wickedness, and deliver a message of impending doom. However, Jonah, reluctant and fearful, selfishly flees in the opposite direction by boarding a ship bound for Tarshish. During this ill-advised escape, a great storm envelops the ship, threatening the liv

Sunday 24 August 2025 Catholic Mass Bible Reading https://youtu.be/IqCrpZVpwjo Sunday 24 August 2025 First reading Isaiah 66:18-21 Thus says the Lord: ‘For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my f

11 October 2023 Catholic Mass Bible Reading https://youtu.be/cvW4LNf2rYA Wednesday 11 October 2023 First reading Jonah 4:1-11 Jonah was very indignant; he fell into a rage. He prayed to the Lord and said, ‘Ah, Lord, is not this just as I said would happen when I was still at home? That was why I went and fled to Tarshish: I knew that you were a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in graciousness, relenting from evil. So now, Lord, please take away my life, for I might as well b

The Whale Sculpture in Jaffa/Yafo/Joppa Tel Aviv Israel. The history of Jonah going to Nineveh to Tarshish | Visit Israel From Your Home