(New Interpreter's 494) This is God's indirect way of speaking to Jonah and causes the next set of events that begin the consequence. Frightened by the storm the sailors start to throw the cargo overboard to lighten the load. One interpretation is that the sailors were trying to lighten the ship so that it would ride higher in the sea; another interpretation is that the sailors were trying to appease the sea by offering their cargo as sacrifices...
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Verse 5 states that each sailor "cried to his god," which tells the reader that the sailors were pagans; therefore, the later interpretation is more likely. (New Interpreter's 496) The sailors cast lots to see whose fault it is for this situation. Using chance to find the perpetrator insinuates that it took divine intervention to single out Jonah...
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