What words did you use to describe the captain's character? Calm and responsible might be two traits that you noticed.
What words did you use to describe the sailors' character? Fearful, spiritual, resourceful, responsible, desire to remain innocent of murder, and reverent might be traits that you noticed for them, with fearful being, perhaps, the most dominant of those traits. They were fearful of the ship breaking up, fearful that Jonah's very big god was angry with him, fearful that Jonah's god might be angry with them if they threw Jonah overboard, and fearful that Jonah's god could calm a storm so easily.
Now, let's take a minute to think about what we learned.
How are Jonah and the sailors similar?
How are they different?
What examples of disobedience do you see?
What examples of obedience?
What did God use to bring about obedience in both Jonah and the sailors?
What did both know about this storm?
What did both know about Jonah's god by the end of the chapter?
If you had interviewed the captain and/or sailors after this event, how might they have compared their gods to Jonah's god?
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