In Jonah 2, we take a break from the narrative to read a poem of thanksgiving that Jonah prayed when he was detained for three days and three nights. It turns out that the fish that swallowed Jonah was God’s appointed means not for Jonah’s destruction but for his rescue. By surviving his brush with death, Jonah learned an important lesson that we all must learn.
In Daniel 1, four teenagers show us how to be faithful when we are pressured to conform to the world around us.
In the encounter with Moses at the burning bush, God revealed himself and promised to show us more of who he is.
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.
