Obedience is Better Than Being a Sacrifice

The Lord sent a great fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah spent 3 days and 3 nights in the belly of a great fish. Now God has his attention like never before. The story of Jonah is that of disobedience, and repentance. God needed Jonah to send a message to His people who needed to be warned about their sinful ways. Jonah gave the Lord kick back and shied away from the command to go. This message to the people was vitally important to the Lord as He always gives a warning before He sends His judgement and justice to your door. Jonah was a prophet of God but not as versed in the Jewish laws and values. The bottom line is, obedience to the Lord is better than suffering as a sacrifice, and in this case it looks like Jonah was the sacrifice. While in the belly of the great fish, God sustained, and talked to Jonah there. After 3 days and 3 nights (indicative of the crucifixion of Christ), Jonah repented and God made the fish spit him out. Needless to say, Jonah went ahead and delivered that message to God’s people. A prophet must be ready to go whenever God says move. Obedience is better than being a sacrifice, because there’s no guarantee whether the fish will spit you out, or swallow you up.