The Bible teaches that God's plan of salvation extends beyond Israel, as evidenced by Jonah's mission to Nineveh and supported by Old Testament prophecies.
God's plan for salvation has always included all nations, a fact illustrated powerfully in Jonah's calling to preach to Nineveh, a Gentile city. As the text states, God is merciful and desires that all should come to repentance, not just Israel. This truth is woven throughout Scripture, from the promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through him, to the prophetic declarations calling for all peoples to praise God. Jonah's reluctant obedience exemplifies God's sovereign will in fulfilling this promise, reinforcing that salvation is indeed for all people, not confined to one nation.
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