Jonah

God Arranged

Jonah is unique as a book of prophecy in that it is almost entirely a narrative.  Jonah is a prophet but has his own ideas.  He blatantly disregards the Lord's command to go to Nineveh and prophecy its destruction.  Later, in 4:1, we learn that Jonah did not obey because he knew the Lord would be merciful!

There are three salvations in the book of Jonah.  First the men of the ship are impressed with the Lord Jehovah due to the calming of the storm, that they immediately repent of pagan worship and turn their worship and sacrifice to the true God.  Secondly, Jonah is saved from drowning by a great fish the Lord prepared.  Finally, the people of Nineveh immediately take to heart the prophecy of Jonah and repent of their sins thus averting the judgment of God.

For this, Jonah is mad.  The Lord uses a gourd He arranged to have grow, then destroys it with worm He arranges to eat the gourd.  Then the Lord arranges for a scorching wind to make Jonah uncomfortable. Ironically, Jonah grieves for the plant that is destroyed and the Lord points out that his grief and concern would be better spent of the souls of Nineveh.