1. Why did the repentance of Nineveh make Jonah angry?
2. What does this reveal about his heart?
3. What does this reveal about our own hearts’ capacity for resentment, even as people who have experienced God’s grace?
4. Jonah did not like the fact that God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Which aspects of God’s character do people today find hard to deal with?
5. What does Jonah teach us about dealing with these attitudes?
6. What does Jonah 4 teach us about God’s sovereignty? How does that relate to the salvation of Ni-neveh?
7. What does Jonah 4 teach us about our disordered priorities in life?
8. How does Jonah 4 help reorient those priorities?
9. As you look back over Jonah, what has the book as a whole taught you? What did you learn about yourself? What did you learn about God?