This book is more narrative than prophetic. It is a story of disobedience, then obedience, then anger that God had mercifully spared a nation that Jonah hated. The over-riding theme is the abundant mercy and forgiveness of a loving Heavenly Father.

 You will notice the teaching style of T. E. Lee consistently includes these components:

• • The verse text in Greek (from the Septuagint)
  • The verse text in English
  • A definition of words from the original language
  • An exegesis of the text
  • Supplementary quotes by revered theologians 

This Study Guide was initially intended as a series of Sunday School lessons and is equally useful for sermon preparation or individual Bible study.