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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where it was determined that your choices, your words or behavior, caused some serious problems for other people? I wonder how you dealt with that? Join me again in about 759bc on board a ship in the middle of a huge storm that is threatening the ship either with capsize or breaking apart. The crew has jettisoned the cargo and they are crying out to their gods, while they hold on for dear life.
One person on this storm ravaged ship is not crew, he’s a paying passenger and his name is Jonah. The crew gather round and through a process of casting lots they discern Jonah might be responsible for what they feel is their imminent death, thus they shout at Jonah over the noise of the storm: “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? What kind of people are you?”