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David and Goliath

David and the GIANT
Mostly everyone has heard this story. Not just those people who've read the Bible thoroughly. You may have read this as a child.

This is the start.

A little shepherd boy fights this giant - this Giant is SERIOUSLY all armed. The Bible uses quite a few verses on just his soldier outfit. So David, some little boy, 17  by just throwing a stone in his forehead  kills an experienced all-armed giant. And he won on the FIRST shot. So let's start -

David Kills Goliath

17:1¹ The Philistines gathered their troops² for battle. They assembled at Socoh in Judah. They camped in Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah. 

So the enemy team gathers up the soldiers for a war. They got all ready at this place called Socoh which is in Judah. They camped in another place called Ephes Dammim , and they say that this is in between Socoh and another place called Azekah.

That's a lot of information.

17:2 Saul and the Israelite army³ assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against⁴ the Philistines.

Saul, by the way is king at this point. So Saul and the Israelite's army is fighting against the Philistines. This is the plan of the good team. The Israelites army plan is here. They both got ready and camped between two mountains, that place is called Elah. And there, they also arranged the battle to fight against the Philistines. 

17:3 The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites⁵ on another hill, with the valley between them. 

Now, the Philistines get on one hill, the Israelites on the other, with Elah, the valley in between.

 17:4 Then a champion⁶ came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall.

So, look. The enemies have this big champion. The guys name is Goliath, and he's from Gath. And, he's almost seven feet tall!

Nowdays, people are aroung 5 foot 4 to 6 foot 3 or 4. He is about two feet taller that most of us!

17:5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and was wearing scale body armor. The weight of his bronze body armor was five thousand shekels. 

This guy's got a bronze helmet, an armor and it's equal to 5000 shekels which is roughly (pretty rough) 250000 ounces.

17:7 The shaft¹⁰ of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels.¹¹ His shield bearer was walking before him.

His spear is BIG and the point sure weighed a lot. The guy who holds his shield was walking in front of him. 

CCPB - Christian Cousins's paraphrase of the Bible!

We are making a paraphrase called Christian Cousins Paraphrase Bible!

Here is a sample we're working on.

In the beginning God made the sky and the earth.
The earth didn't have any shape at all. It was all empty. Darkness was over the top of the ocean. At that time, everything was covered with total water. God's spirit was moving along the water. 

God said,"Let there be light!" 

And there was light!

He put light and darkness in 2 different parts. God called the light "day" and the darkness "night". 

                How to become a Christian

Believe that Jesus is your Savior, that He died for your sins and that he rose from the dead. 

1 Cor. 15 

1 Corinthians 15:2-4

English Standard Version (ESV)

² and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
³ For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

Repent of your sins
Ask the Lord Jesus to come into your heart
Ask him to forgive you of your sins
And be washed in the blood of Jesus
Receive him into your heart as Lord and Savior
read and obey his word
pray to him daily
love the Lord with all of your heart
love others as He commanded
pray to be filled with the Holy spirit
be a witness for it

And you get to go to the best place in the world ever! It's called Heaven. NO PROBLEMS! NOTHING BAD! NOTHING SAD!         EVERYTHING GREAT! ALL PERFECT!

...and have a relationship with the best friend ever, Jesus. 

Have fun and we hope you learn from the next posts.

Stars

                                                       Stars

I  will  tell you about a poem I wrote before. 

In the Bible we see that God made the stars.

¹⁶ God made two great lights. He made the larger light to rule over the day. He made the smaller light to rule over the night. He also made the stars.

¹⁷ God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth. ¹⁸ He put them there to rule over the day and the night. He put them there to separate light from darkness.

At the birth of Jesus a star appeared in the sky.

2 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea. This happened while Herod was king of Judea.

After Jesus’ birth, Wise Men from the east came to Jerusalem. ² They asked, “Where is the child who has been born to be king of the Jews? When we were in the east, we saw his star. Now we have come to worship him.”

³ When King Herod heard about it, he was very upset. Everyone in Jerusalem was troubled too. ⁴ So Herod called together all the chief priests of the people. He also called the teachers of the law. He asked them where the Christ was going to be born.

⁵ “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied. “This is what the prophet has written. He said,

⁶ “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are certainly not the least important among the towns of Judah.
A ruler will come out of you.
    He will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’” (Micah 5:2)

⁷ Then Herod called for the Wise Men secretly. He found out from them exactly when the star had appeared. ⁸ He sent them to Bethlehem. He said, “Go! Make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, bring me a report. Then I can go and worship him too.”

⁹ After the Wise Men had listened to the king, they went on their way. The star they had seen when they were in the east went ahead of them. It finally stopped over the place where the child was.¹⁰ When they saw the star, they were filled with joy.

¹¹ The Wise Men went to the house. There they saw the child with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures. They gave him gold, incense and myrrh.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

We should shine as stars.
Jesus said we are the light of the world.

Matthew 5:14

Ye are the light of the world.

Apostle Paul Wrote in Philippians that we should shine as lights in the world.

Philippians 2:15

¹⁵ Then you will be pure and without blame. You will be children of God without fault in a sinful and evil world. Among the people of the world you shine like stars in the heavens.

Daniel 12:3

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

³ Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the sky. Those who lead many others to do what is right will be like the stars for ever and ever.

Now,
This is the poem I wrote about stars:

                      


                       THERE IS A STAR ON MY WALL
                                                      
                         There is a star on my wall
                                   will it fall?

                         There is a star on my chair
                                   is that one fair?

                         There is a star on my floor
                 it looks like a starfish on the seashore

                         There is a star in my room
                                   it has a broom

                         There is a star on my bed
                                   it almost looks red

                         There is a star on my ceiling
                                   that one has feelings

                         There is a star on  my blinds
                 it blends in, so it's hard to find

                      There are so many stars in my house
                                   (including a mouse)

                         But it is so sad
                 that they are not good they are bad

                        And oh, there goes on out the door  
                          then there goes three

                        Hey how, there goes two more
                          they are all out the door

                        They were a perfect team,
                  together they sure have been

The Beginning... Light

The Beginning. 

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth didn't have any shape.
 And it was empty. Darkness was over the surface of the ocean.
I wonder what it would be like to

liv be in a dark world.

 At that time, the ocean covered the earth. The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 

E        Will it be dark anymore?????           NO! 

Go           God will make LIGHT!

do      don't believe me? Keep reading.

³ God said, “Let there be light.”

     

 And there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good. He separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light “day.” He called the darkness “night.” There was evening, and there was morning. It was day one.

      GOD IS ALL POWERFUL!!!!!

     GOD made light! He made day and night! HE made the world! Every boy and girl! He made light and the world and everything in it! Bit by bit! He spoke the word! Out came the world!

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We are a Christian show, a band and a blog. We are on a mission to tell everyone about Jesus.

The Bible says in Mark 16:15

¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world. Preach the good news to everyone.

That's basically our point. We hope you enjoy and learn from our posts.

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Jesus Is Coming Soon!

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Gabriel Durkeeesus is coming soon!
so be ready!

In the coming of the lord there are two stages:

1st is called Rapture or secret coming of the Lord.

The bible says:


Hebrews 9:28 KJV

28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV

             

The Coming of the Lord

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

There is 7 years of tribulation following the rapture for those who are left behind. So be ready to be taken up in the rapture. Love the Lord with all your heart. Love His Word. Be filled with His love. Be filled with the Holy Spirit.

2nd part of His coming; public coming

Matthew 24:29-31 KJV

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

This is what happens following the tribulation

Revelation 20

20 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire

Revelation 21:1-5, 10-11

21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal

Let us prepare ourselves to meet Him in the air!

Samuel! Oh Samuel! The story when Eli hears God calling.

A story that most of you have heard - when Eli hears God calling.

Even though you may have heard this, I want to do it again.

It's in Samuel 3. It starts -

3:1 Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision.¹ Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

If you've heard the story of Samuel's childhood, you know that Samuel's mom gave him to God. Of course, since you can't just heap a kid up to heaven, there are other ways of giving him to God. The way Hannah, Samuel's mom did it is by giving Samuel to Eli, the prophet. 

A prophet is a man sent by God to tell what God wants them to hear.

So Eli was supervising the little kid, Samuel. It now says that it was uncommon to hear from God. Revelatory visions are visions that actually has information in the future. (I never noticed this) So, I'll get the Bible on the screen.

3:2 Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place, 3:3 and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord as well; the ark of God was also there.

So now, we see that Eli's becoming blind. He's getting old. So he just threw on the blanket, let his head rest on the pillow, and started counting sheep. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10... (Just joking. I just am saying that he got to bed.) The lamp of God must have been a special item for the tabernacle. So they said that the lamp wasn't out yet.  Samuel, the kid was also lying down. Maybe he was also counting sheep. (Another of my jokes. I bet the guy who invented the idea wasn't alive back then. :))

They said that the ark of God was also there. It was a special item with God's presence. Once they carried it into war and the enemies just took it. But that's another story. 

So, we mowed that hill.

 3:4 The Lord called to Samuel, and he replied, “Here I am!” 3:5 Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ² said, “I didn't call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went back and lay down. 

So the Lord was calling Samuel and, just what I would think, Samuel thought Eli was trying to communicate. He counted too many sheep, he was just too tired. (A joke) So, he ran up, (He didn't count too many sheep) and said,"Here I am, for you called me." And Eli, his eyes heavy, responds, "I did NOT call you. Get back to bed." So Eli runs back and what but...

3:6 The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ³ said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”

So God calls again. He says,"Samuel!" Just like before, he runs to Eli. You might have guessed what's going to happen. Eli says, eyes TOO heavy, sleepily,"Really. I didn't call you. Please get in bed." Again...

3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord; the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. 3:8 Then the Lord called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me!” Eli then realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy. 3:9 So Eli said to Samuel, “Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” So Samuel went back and lay down in his place.

Samuel just couldn't figure out the caller. He didn't figure that it was God calling him. So once more, God called. Samuel goes straight to Eli. He says,"Hey! you called me. What is it?"

Now, Eli going in the right direction tells Eli",Go to bed. I didn't call you".  He really tells him it's God calling him. Eli broke the code. He tells Samuel,"Just say, when you hear it again, Speak Lord, your servant is listening." So, Samuel just hops into his bed.

3:10 Then the Lord came and stood nearby, calling as he had previously done, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied, “Speak, for your servant is listening!” 

Now God comes near Samuel and he says,"Samuel! Samuel."

Instead of his usual routine, he says,"Speak Lord, your servant is listening." And then...

3:11 The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel;⁴ when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle. 3:12 On that day I will carry out⁵ against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish! 3:13 You⁶ should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of⁷ the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing God,⁸ and he did not rebuke them. 3:14 Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli, ‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”

Now, the news comes. God says,"Check this out. Whenever someone hears this stuff, their ears will tingle.On that day, tell Eli I'm going to judge his house - The sin? He knew about it. And the sin is they have been cursing Me. So I swore,'The sin of Eli's house can never forgiven by sacrifice, or any grain offering."'

I don't know how Eli will feel when he hears the news!

His reaction and what's next -

3:15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. 3:16 However, Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.” 3:17 Eli⁹ said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely¹⁰ if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”

Samuel lay and lay and lay - no sleep and lay and lay... until the sun rose. When that happened, Samuel gets up and opens the doors of the Lord's house. Not surprisingly, Samuel was afraid tell his vision. Anyhow, he called Samuel and Eli said,"Samuel, my son." Samuel says,"I'm right here." Now Eli knows."What message did God tell you. Don't keep it a secret. God will judge you if you keep that secret."

I'll end with this.

3:18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli¹ said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.”

Samuel emptied his mouth with everything God told him and Eli says,"God will do as he wants." 

A look of Psalm 23

Today's lesson - Psalm 23

Now, you've got to know what a poem is.

For example: A fox put on socks

                       and it got chicken pox.

The Bible has 150 poems too. For now, I'll just explore with you the 23rd Psalm. Psalm's are the name for the Bible's poem. Well, every poem has got to have a guy who made it. Psalm 23 was written by a king called David. He was the king of Israel. Before he became a king, he was a shepherd taking care of his fathers sheep. Here's the first part:

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalms 23:1 (KJV)

When you hear the term shepherd, you'd think of a guy who takes care of sheep. But here, David illustrates an awesome picture. God is like our shepherd. He takes care of us. We are the sheep in this picture. And, every sheep gets lost. That's like when we didn't know Jesus. And God finds us and takes care of us. That's when we trust in him.The next part states,"I shall not want". That means we have EVERYTHING we need! God provides for us everything we need. In my song, Just give me Jesus, I say on the second line:Just give me Jesus! that all I want. he is my shepherd. I am the sheep. 

Next part, 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Psalms 23:2 (KJV)

(Maketh and Leadeth can be shortened to make and lead.)

So God gives you nice green grass to chew on. when we're thirsty, God brings us to fresh water. Now, David writes. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Psalms 23:3 (KJV)

When we are tired, God renews our strength. He gives us more when we become tired. Our Shepherd, the Lord brings us through the right paths - Heaven. David continues.

 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 23:4 (KJV)

A study on John

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Welcome to the book of John

The Prologue to the Gospel

1:1 In the beginning ¹ was the Word, and the Word was with God,² and the Word was fully God.³ 1:2 The Word ⁴ was with God in the beginning. 1:3 All things were created ⁵ by him, and apart from him not one thing was created ⁶ that has been created.⁷ 1:4 In him was life,⁸ and the life was the light of mankind.⁹

So you might wonder what the Word is. In normal talk, a word is a couple of letters put together that make sense, but here, the Word is Jesus. So, back in the beginning. It means that right from the beginning Jesus was there and He made us. He is God. 
I'm going to skip ahead to the story now.

1:6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

It's pretty easy to tell that this means god sent a guy named John. That is some information, but not much. We want to know the

• Who
• What
• Where
• When
• Why

How     

We already have the who - John. Let's see if we can find the why.

Check this out.

He came as a witness ¹⁵ to testify ¹⁶ about the light, so that everyone ¹⁷ might believe through him.

If you look carefully, you'll figure it out. The why is to preach to the world about Jesus. So check why, check who.


He himself was not the light, but he came to testify¹⁸ about the light. 


Now, it says that John was not the light. john is to tell ABOUT the light.

The true light, who gives light to everyone,¹⁹ was coming into the world.In the end of verse eight, it says he was to bear witness of the Light. Now, here in verse nine it says that that was the real, true light. Not John. 

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Story of Jonah - the mercy of God

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Ever wanted to hear a TRUE story of a guy who gets swallowed in a big whale and is spit out?

Check this out!

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Chapter 1 

Jonah flees to Tarshish

1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But 
Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.


First, we see that God tells a guy called Jonah to get up and go right to Nineveh (the Bible says it's a great big city) and tell them to stop doing such horrible things, but Jonah went EXACTLY the opposite-as far as he could get. So Jonah gets up and goes (he obeys God to arise, but check out where he gets up and goes!) to a place called Joppa, from there he finds a ship (just think how excited he'd be if planes were invented back then) and he gets on it and is heading to Tarshish. That place is the opposite place from Nineveh.
Please read this passage:

He is overtaken by a tempest

4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

He is thrown into the sea

11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. 17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

(Make sure you read at least Jonah 1:17)

So, as you read, he is swallowed by this big fish. (In many children's story books, they say he was swallowed by a "whale". this is possible, but the Bible doesn't tell the exact name.)
So Jonah prays to God in the belly of a fish. Most of us haven't had this opportunity! So he says sorry for his disobedience and God gives him another chance. 10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Jonah 2:10 (KJV) 

In Jonah, the book, he says that God is slow to anger - and here's one of the many times.

In Jonah 4 is one of them -

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Jonah 4:2 (KJV) 

And Jonah, given another chance tells Nineveh to repent.

Chapter 3

Jonah, sent again, preaches to the 

Ninevites

1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey. 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

Jonah 3:1-4 (KJV)

And the people of Nineveh - even the king repented and prayed.
God had mercy on them and spared the city.

Upon their repentance

5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

Jonah 3:5-10 (KJV)

Just in case you were wondering, sackcloth is a cheap clothing used in sad times.
God spared the great city when they repented.

 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Jonah 4:11 (KJV)  


So that's the story of Jonah. I'll end with this:

"I knew that you are a gracious God, merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil." - jonah