God sent Jonah to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria to pronounce a message of judgement over it. After he preached the message reluctantly, God forgave the people of Nineveh and never destroyed their city because they repented before Him. Apart from the fact that God made him look like a false prophet, Jonah detested the idea of a ‘God of unlimited grace’. Why should grace be extended to the Assyrians, who were the worst enemies of Israel? He preferred a God who gave people what they deserved.

Genesis 21:33 – 22:12

After Abraham had made a covenant with God in Beer-Sheeba as EL-OLAM (Lord, the Everlasting God), God decided to test him. He knew that the most precious thing Abraham cherished in his life was Isaac and wanted him to prove, that even if Isaac was taken away, Abraham would still carry on his everlasting relationship with God.