Shouldn't I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can't discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?"
Having now examined the text of this remarkable book, we shall take a more particular look at the astounding significance of it as revealed in the typical nature of its contents.  Jonah is not merely a type of the Lord Jesus Christ, as revealed by Jesus himself; but he is far and away the most important type to be found in the entire Old Testament, and not merely of Christ, but also of the first Israel.