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Page 40
"My father, my father, you are more to Israel than its chariots and
horsemen."
[Illustration: _"This is the arrow of victory"_]
Elisha, though weak in body, was yet strong in soul. He told Joash to
bring him a bow and arrows, and to open the window to the east, looking
toward the land of Syria. Then Elisha caused the king to draw the bow;
and he placed his hands on the king's hands. And as the king shot an
arrow, Elisha said:
"This is the arrow of victory; of victory over Syria; for you shall
smite the Syrians in Aphek and shall destroy them."
It happened as Elisha had foretold and the Syrians were defeated and
their cities taken.
THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE WHALE
At this time another prophet, named Jonah, was giving the word of the
Lord to the Israelites. To Jonah the Lord spoke, saying:
"Go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it; for its wickedness
rises up before me."
But Jonah did not wish to preach to the people of Nineveh; for they were
the enemies of his land, the land of Israel. He wished Nineveh to die in
its sins, and not to turn to God and live. So Jonah tried to go away
from the city where God had sent him. He went down to Joppa and took a
ship for Tarshish.
But the Lord saw Jonah on the ship; and the Lord sent a great storm upon
the sea, so that the ship seemed as though it would go to pieces. The
sailors threw overboard everything on the ship; and when they could do
no more, every man prayed to his god to save the ship and themselves.
Jonah was now lying fast asleep, and the ship's captain came to him, and
said:
"What do you mean by sleeping in such a time as this? Awake, rise up,
and call upon your God. Perhaps He will hear you and save our lives."
But the storm continued to rage around the ship; and they said:
"There is some man on this ship who has brought upon us this trouble.
Let us cast lots and find who it is."
Then they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. They said to him, all at
once:
"Tell us, who are you? From what country do you come? What is your
business? To what people do you belong? Why have you brought all this
trouble upon us?"
Then Jonah told them the whole story, how he came from the land of
Israel, and that he had fled away from the presence of the Lord. And
they said to him:
"What shall we do to you, that the storm may cease?"
Then said Jonah:
"Take me up and throw me into the sea; then the storm will cease and the
waters will be calm; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is
upon you."
But the men were not willing to throw Jonah into the sea. They rowed
hard to bring the ship to the land, but they could not. Then they cried
unto the Lord, and said:
"We pray thee, O Lord, we pray thee, let us not die for this man's life;
for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee."
At last, when they could do nothing else to save themselves, they threw
Jonah into the sea.
At once the storm ceased, and the waves became still. Then the men on
the ship feared the Lord greatly. They offered a sacrifice to the Lord,
and made promises to serve him.
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