For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 12:40
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The sign of Jonah
People asked Jesus for a miracle as proof. He refused, except for one sign: that of Jonah. The prophet who spent three days in the belly of a great fish and came out alive.
The King James says whale. The Greek word simply means sea monster. And three days and three nights was a way of speaking in those days, in which part of a day counts as a day. The sign isn't the fish, but the tomb that becomes empty.
Question for today
What proof am I asking God for, when the greatest sign has already been given?
Prayer
Lord, you gave the sign of the empty tomb. Let me not keep asking for more proof, but trust in what you have done. Amen.