<p>Subtitle- The Spiritual Consequences of Delayed Yes</p><p>Background & Context</p><p>Book: Jonah (4 chapters)</p><p>Author: Traditionally attributed to Jonah</p><p>Historical setting: Around the 8th century BC</p><p>Audience: Israel and, prophetically, the nations</p><p>Key city: Nineveh (capital of Assyria, Israel’s enemy)</p><p>Unlike other prophetic books, Jonah focuses less on prophecy and more on the prophet’s posture of heart toward God’s mercy.</p><p><br></p>