Jonah and Job:The Good, the Bad, and the Rebellious

Throughout history, there have been numerous works of literature created and passed on from
generation to generation. When reading these various stories, one can point out several different
themes that show up in different instances. One of the oldest and most popular works that is
present in our culture today is the Christian Bible. Two stories that you can pull out a certain
theme from within the Bible are the stories of Jonah and Job. One theme that is present in both
of these books is that people do not have the knowledge that God has. Even though Jonah and
Job felt differently about God, neither one of them knew exactly what God was trying to prove in
the stories. They had no idea that the big picture would turn out exactly how God had planned all
along.
In the story of Jonah, God asked Jonah to go to Nineveh. God wanted him to go to
protest the wickedness of Ninevehs people. Jonah had no idea why God would ask him to go
there when he hated all of them, so Jo...