Jonah

Not quite. Jonah, in the fish's belly, is a type of Christ in the grave.

Compare:

40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Jonah 2

With:

1 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish`s belly.
2 And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
8 They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
10 And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah 2

The following passages from the Psalms are Messianic (Christ's passion and in the grave; God hears, raises Him from the dead) and are directly related to what is recorded in Matthew 26:39, Hebrews 5:7, Jonah 2:

He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever. Ps 21:4

For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption. Ps 16:10

8 I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper. Ps 30

4 The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears. Ps 18

4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.
5 Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.
13 For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
17 Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
22 As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee. Ps 31

( and there are too many other lengthy ones to include here)

 

Jonah 2:1-2 ...he did this, very sincerely.

 

I think he died and God raised him from the dead.

I know scripture says he prayed, but I suppose he could have prayed before he lost consciousness.

Hard to imagine anyone living inside a fish’s belly (no air) for three days.

Jesus makes the direct comparison (as noted above) to His own death and three in the earth to Jonah being three days in the fish.

Yes, I think he died.

peace to you

 

One two literal interpretations regarding Jonah's prayer unto the LORD God out of the fish's belly. I hold the view Sheol is never a grave. It is the nether realm. Deuteronomy 32:22, Luke 16:19-31.

 

As one Sunday School teacher to another, I thought I could present an informative digest of Jonah chapters 1, 2 and 3. However what to make of chapter 4 presented me with a challenge.

 

OT miracles. Daniel was safe in the lion's den; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego survived the fiery furnace; I've no doubt God kept Jonah alive for three days in a fish's belly.

 

And I appreciate that view. I have no doubt God could keep him alive.

However, given that Jesus specifically compares His own death and burial to Jonah in the fish’s belly, I favor he died.

peace to you

 

Personally, I think it was a miraculous preservation of Jonah. Not sure exactly of everything he did. Probably didn't order UberEats or watch Youtube videos.

 

Lol, Just imagine the giant fish coming to the shore, opening his mouth and the UberEats lady tossing in the bag. The fish goes back into the water and the UberEats lady says “hey, what about the tip?”

peace to you

 

Undoubtably in the same vein as Acts of the Apostles 11:3