Copyright © Jeff Hampton 2013
JONAH PROPHET
Reviews
"What insightful, contemporary reading! I find Jonah Prophet to be an enlightening parable. All too often, people go day to day never realizing we are all on the path the Lord has made for us. All we must do is follow Him."
Drayton McLane
Chairman
The McLane Group
"I read your book and really enjoyed it. You did a very nice job weaving in the passages and the story. I learned quite a bit in the book for my own business life and you nailed the business world. Congrats!"
Chief Financial Officer
Dallas-based industrial corporation
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5 Stars (out of 5)
Jonah and the Whale - modern allegory
By Katherine Boyer - October 26, 2014
Paperback
Jeff Hampton has written a wonderful allegory of the Old Testament story of Jonah and the whale. This modern interpretation of the parable puts Jonah in the belly of big business, in the form of a non-productive business that he, as a troubleshooter, is supposed to fix. What happens instead will make you think about the story in the Bible.
Jonah wants to show King Lord that he knows better, so he strikes out on his own. King Lord told him to go to the Ninevah Corporation, but Jonah does not want to.
”…they’re a heartless, despicable business that deserves whatever trouble they’ve created for themselves.”
He wants a job that he thinks is more worthwhile. So he goes to Tarshish Manufacturing where everything he does is wrong, even though he knows it should be right. At this point, he finds out who is really in charge. What he does when he realizes this will make you understand the lesson taught in a modern context.
“…within forty-eight hours of King Lord’s call, Jonah was in the lobby of Ninevah Corp.”
His faith is tested as he learns that obedience is the way to peace.
Jeff Hampton has worked near corporate boardrooms in his capacity of news reporter. This is where he drew his thoughts of faith and doubt. He is a graduate of Baylor University and a long-time member of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas. He and his wife, LeAnn, live in the old downtown district of Garland.
