JONAH

Mercy · Repentance · God’s Compassion for Nations

Expanded Museum Poster · Timeline Theme Table

1 · Core Story & Meaning

Jonah shows God’s mercy reaching outsiders and exposes the prophet’s resentment; the story ends with God’s question about compassion.
Core Sentence · Jonah in One Line
God’s mercy reaches outsiders, and the prophet learns that compassion is the point.
Jonah ├─ runs ├─ rescued ├─ preaches └─ resents mercy (God asks a question)
Emotionally: resistance → rescue → surprise → heart-check.
Four Major Movements
How the book actually flows:
1. RUNNING (1): flight and storm 2. PRAYER (2): mercy in the deep 3. MISSION (3): Nineveh repents 4. MIRROR (4): Jonah exposed; compassion questioned
This is the “museum walk path” you can follow as a clean narrative rail.

2 · Key Scenes & Emotional Gestures

Four scenes that carry the book’s emotional and spiritual load-bearing moments.
Scene · Storm & Sleep (Jon 1)
Running doesn’t outrun God.
Jonah └─ flees Storm └─ wakes the truth
Denial meets consequence.
Scene · Fish Prayer (Jon 2)
Depth becomes a sanctuary.
Down → down → down └─ then deliverance
Rescue after surrender.
Scene · Nineveh Repents (Jon 3)
Unexpected response.
Warning └─ heard Repentance └─ city-wide
Mercy surprises everyone.
Scene · Plant & Question (Jon 4)
God presses compassion.
Jonah └─ angry at mercy God └─ “Should I not pity…?”
A mirror held to the heart.

3 · Timeline of Themes by Story Order

Rows follow story order (top = early, bottom = late). Columns track our six museum themes.
Story Order Section Block Creation Fall Covenant Promise Faithfulness Exile
1 · Jon 1 Flight & Storm disobedience God pursues
2 · Jon 2 Prayer in the Deep second chance deliverance
3 · Jon 3 Mission & Repentance nations included mercy
4 · Jon 4 Prophet’s Anger resentment God’s character
5 · (Theme) Mercy Beyond Borders compassion widened
6 · (End) Open-Ended Question God invites heart change
Jonah is the museum’s ‘mercy shock’ tile: God’s compassion is bigger than our comfort zone.