People
Jonah in Matthew 12
JOH-nuh
This person shows up in Matthew 12:39: “But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Matthew 12:39
“But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.”
What kids can learn
When you hear jonah in Matthew, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Matthew 12:39 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Matthew 12:39
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Butheanswered“Anevilandadulterousgenerationseeksafterasign,butnowillbegiventoitbutthesignoftheprophet.