Idols have been a part of worship for many people. Why? Because it’s hard to relate to an invisible God.
Objects of worship
Not quite Jesus
Jonah is a rebel against God’s call. But God uses the horror of what happens to the prophet to testify to Himself
He can run, but he can’t hide
God sends Jonah east to Nineveh, but the prophets runs off in the other direction, to the sea.