A prophet ran from God. God sent a storm after him, and then something far stranger than a storm: mercy. Episode 1 of First Light Bible Stories. New every Sunday at 8 PM ET. Next Sunday (Nov 1): the story of Ruth. Bible Study on Jonah: Wednesday at 8 PM ET. The whole Book of Jonah, read word for word from the World English Bible, with painted animation and a calm narrator. All four chapters: the storm, the great fish, Nineveh, and the question God leaves with us. ▶ The whole series, in Bible order (The Bible in Order): [BIBLE_IN_ORDER_PLAYLIST_URL] ▶ Newest first (New Every Sunday): [NEW_EVERY_SUNDAY_PLAYLIST_URL] ▶ Bible Study (First Light Bible Study): [BIBLE_STUDY_PLAYLIST_URL] 💬 Tell us in the comments where you need God's mercy this week. CHAPTERS 0:00 A prophet runs from God 0:49 The great storm 1:31 The lot falls on Jonah 2:17 "Throw me into the sea" 3:19 The huge fish 3:30 Jonah's prayer from the deep 4:43 The second call: Nineveh 5:19 The city turns to God 6:29 Jonah's anger 7:17 The vine, the worm and the wind 8:06 God's question 8:37 The sign of Jonah 9:14 Prayer SCRIPTURE Scripture: World English Bible (WEB), public domain (ebible.org, engwebp edition, which uses "LORD"). Jonah 1–4, with Matthew 12:40–41 in the closing reflection. (Often called "Jonah and the whale"; the WEB text says "a huge fish".) ABOUT THIS VIDEO Animated with AI image and video tools; narration and character voices are AI-generated. Scripture: World English Bible (public domain). Music and sound effects are original, made for this channel. #BibleStory #Jonah #FirstLightBibleStories