#CrossEra

“I'm son of Amittai
A prophet of Jehovah
From Gath-hepher
A border city in the territory
Of Zebulun.
In fulfillment of Jehovah’s word
Spoken through me,
Israel’s King Jeroboam II succeeded
In restoring "the boundary of Israel
From the entering in of Hamath
Clear to the sea of the Arabah [the Salt Sea].""

"I served as a prophet
To the ten-tribe kingdom
Sometime during the reign of Jeroboam II
I am the same person Jehovah commissioned
To proclaim judgment against Nineveh
And, therefore, also the writer of the book bearing my name."

"Instead of following through
On my assignment to preach
To the Ninevites ...
I, Jonah, ...
Decided to run away from it.
At the seaport of Joppa
I secured passage on a ship!
Bound for Tarshish!
That's Nineveh's direction's
Complete opposite."

"Tarshish?" Carlo asked

"Yes," Jonah replied

"That's generally associated with Spain!"
Carlo added, showing Jonah the Google map,...