Thematic Bible: Sought to flee from an unwelcome duty
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Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Sought to flee from an unwelcome duty
Instead, Jonah immediately headed off to Tarshish to escape from the commission of the Lord. He traveled to Joppa and found a merchant ship heading to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard it to go with them to Tarshish far away from the Lord.