Tuesday in Easter

1Verse 1. Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2Verse 2. “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.” 3Verse 3. Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. 4Verse 4. Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. 5Verse 5. The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 6Verse 6. The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” 7Verse 7. “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8Verse 8. “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?” 9Verse 9. “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.” 10Verse 10. Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 11Verse 11. Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?” 12Verse 12. “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.” 13Verse 13. Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more. 14Verse 14. So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.” 15Verse 15. Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm. 16Verse 16. Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him. 17Verse 17. Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.

19Verse 19. If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. 20Verse 20. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21Verse 21. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22Verse 22. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23Verse 23. But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him. 24Verse 24. Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. 25Verse 25. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26Verse 26. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27Verse 27. For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him. 28Verse 28. And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.