When Jonah saw that the people repented he became angry and went out of the city. There a plant grew that gave him shade from the sun but the next day it died. Again Jonah expressed his anger to God. Why had God made the plant and then destroy it? What kind of a dirty trick is that?
The Lord did it because He had a lesson to teach Jonah (and us). The lesson is simple: I (God) don't make things to destroy them. I am the Creator not the destroyer. You feel that way about the plant Jonah which I made but you do not feel that way about the city I made. Jonah and we have to learn this principle. God does not create to destroy. Blessings come quickly judgment comes slowly. Repent and the Lord blesses quickly, reject and the Lord remains patient, not wanting to destroy. This is how He acted with Nineveh and this is how He acts with us.
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