Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.-Luke 8:22-25***Jonah (Jonas) the prophet was an Israelite descended from Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel). During the reign of King Jeroboam, the 13th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel in the Promised Land, Jonah proclaimed the words of the Lord God. However, Jonah did not want to obey a specific command of the Lord God, and went on a ship to run away from the presence of the Lord God. While Jonah was asleep, the Lord God sent a great wind, and a storm occurred and destruction of the ship was imminent. None of the others on the ship were Israelites, and none of the others on the ship worshiped the Lord God. Moreover, as items were being tossed overboard, cries were being cried to idols. One of the chief workmen aboard the ship went to Jonah and spoke questioningly and determinedly to him. After Jonah was willingly tossed overboard and swallowed by a great fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord God, and the fish vomited Jonah out of its belly, and Jonah heard a command from the Lord God, and obeyed the Lord God, and went to Nineveh, in Assyria, and proclaimed the words of the Lord God to the inhabitants. Over 700 years after Jonah saw the inhabitants of Nineveh fasting and repenting, John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, were born. John the Baptist was born into the tribe of Jacob's 3rd born son Levi to Zechariah (Zacharias) the priest and his wife Elizabeth (Elisabeth). Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Elizabeth's relative Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Jacob's 4th born son Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Jesus having prayed, the heavens tearing open, the Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus. The Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. Jesus fasted 40 days and nights and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world, and testified that Jesus is the Son of God. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites, the treasured and chosen people of the Lord God. Sometime thereafter, Jesus was
in a boat with his disciples, all of whom were Israelites, and other boats were nearby. While Jesus was asleep during the storm that occurred, possibly all of the disciples spoke to Jesus.
Notably, the divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Jesus always does the things pleasing to his Father, and Jesus revealed that he said and spoke according to the commandment his Father gave him.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel 1:1-3:21, 8:1-31:13, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings 1:1-14:29, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, Jonah, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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