More Questions for Christians

[Jenny A]

Since he was supposed to be praying inside the whale, I'd say the Bible does.

Jonah 1-2 (mostly 2)

You've actually done something most here want, looked up the story, thank you.
If you will notice verse 17 of chapter 1 says, Jonah was in the whales belly ie. stomach for three days and nights and nothing is recorded that he prayed during that span of time. Verse 1 of chapter 2 starts with the word "Then," meaning only after Jonah had been in the belly of the whale three days and nights did he start to pray.
My conclusion to this is that Jonah would have been praying like mad if he were alive the whole time and, we have what I see as conformation from Jonah's pray he was dead. Jonah said he was calling out from Sheol ie. the grave and we know he was rescued from the grave because he said the LORD is salvation. These things are constants in scripture.
Again thanks for looking up the verses.

GC

Sorry, no one reading Jonah would conclude he was dead three days. I can't imagine a resurrection in the Bible not highlighted in bold. The grave he was referring to was a watery one from which the fish saved him at god's command.

The story I remember from memory. And though the whale makes good pics, the point of the story is what happens when a prophet runs from god. Old Jonah was on the lam. The fish tale is just extra that lends additional unbelievability. Shoel, is not a straightforward word to translate. It means Hades, but also destruction.