Jonah (4): The 3 Days and 3 Nights (Jonah 1:17 - 2:7)

In Matthew 12:39-41, Jesus said that Jonah was a type of Himself, especially in His death and resurrection after 3 days: "The sign of the prophet Jonah - for as Jonah was 3 days and 3 nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be 3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth - a greater than Jonah is here." We discuss, did Jonah really get swallowed by a whale? Did Jonah die and rise again after 3 days? Through Jonah's prayer in the great fish, we discover some insights into what happened during the 3 days and 3 nights. Also we discuss how Jesus fulfilled the prophetic type of 3 days and 3 nights. Was Jesus crucified on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday?