How would God go about getting a rebellious Old Testament prophet to pray? The short answer is – doing whatever is necessary to hold him accountable to his calling. God has many choices when it comes to discipline.
Jonah 2:1-4
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. And he said:
“I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
And He answered me.
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
I’d like to take a pass on what Jonah went through, but I do know about accountability.
Romans 14:12
So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
Think about it.
Gary