In the same way, as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man
spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

At the judgment, the people of Nineveh will rise with this generation, and condemn it; because they reformed their
lives at the preaching of Jonah, and here, there is greater than Jonah. At the judgment, the Queen of the South will
stand up and condemn you. She came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and here, there is
greater than Solomon.

Reflection:

“Faith is the conviction of things not seen” (Heb 11:1). Sight has nothing to do with faith. Hence, the demand of the
leaders that Jesus work a sign for them to see and believe has nothing to do with faith. It is just plain stubbornness.
Consequently, Jesus refuses to work any sign for them—they have had enough signs already if they cared to read
history through the eyes of faith.

When it comes to faith, what matters is not sight, but hearing. The Ninevites turned to the Lord not because they
saw any signs from Jonah, but because they listened to God’s words announced by Jonah. The Queen of the South
came to hear Solomon; not to see his works. Through Micah, this is what Yahweh asks of his people: to hear him and
do what God tells them to do. The signs can wait.

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