Jonah and the Whale: Lesson Six

You can pray from the bottom.

Jonah prayed to the LORD out of the fish's belly. He did not wait to get out first.

Jonah 2:1 (KJV): Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,

He cried out of his affliction, and God heard him.

Jonah 2:2 (KJV): And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

When his soul fainted, he remembered the LORD, and his prayer came in to God.

Jonah 2:7 (KJV): When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

David said the same thing. In distress he called on the LORD, and God heard his voice.

Psalms 18:6 (KJV): In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

Scripture References: Jonah 2:1 Jonah 2:2 Jonah 2:7 Psalms 18:6