Follow Question. What is the significance of large fish in John ? John - 11 ESV - 1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. Answers 6 Discuss. Philip Davies The significance of there being fish is that there was a lot of them. Nothing more, nothing less.
We are told the exact number not to encourage us to engage in mystical numerology, not to believe in numbers superstitiously, not to engage in silly speculations, not to invent ideas in our heads to put into the Bible, but simply to be amazed at the power of God in Jesus Christ that he could do big miracles. Not 6 fish! Kenneth Heck Here is an alternative to consider: Fish have been traditionally been known as good food for the mind or brain.
There were seven apostles who fished that day. Christ apparently ate at least one fish in addition. And if we add 1 to we get Divide by 7 and you get 22, the number of letters in the Jewish alphabet. These seven apostles may have spiritually obtained a superior understanding of the Old Testament writings from the Holy Spirit, which would have aided them in converting the Jews and Gentiles. Austin Murphy Jr. A painting by Rafael shows the miraculous catch of fish. Public domain Q.
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When looking for numerical symbolism in the Scriptures, we should firstly consider the place of the reference in the book. Revelation, in which several symbolic numbers are found, is of course a book rich in symbolism. For the alphabetical code that occurs in a couple instances in Jeremiah, we rely on old rabbinical tradition. In the gospel of John, do we have other numerical symbolism or cryptic code?
On the contrary, John is uniquely a historical book. It is emphasized that John is an eyewitness. And again at the close of the gospel,. Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples which are not recorded in this book. But these are written John The gospel of John confirms in many places that the one who wrote this account was present with Christ during his ministry. Scholars have pointed to, besides these obvious additions of detail, small traits in the account which testify to the keen recollection of an observer.
And so Peter hops out into the water who but an eyewitness would include the odd detail of Peter first wrapping his outer garment about him?
It is a lively picture in the early morning on the shores of Sea of Galilee, and one that the disciples would not soon forget. Here was their Lord again, appearing to them for the third time after He was raised from the dead! Their hope was being restored, for their Master was restored to them, still in power and glory.
What then of the fish? It is no exaggeration to say that so many were caught, for the net was completely full. It is no invented number to specify that were netted, for John, helped by the Holy Spirit John , clearly had a careful eye for detail. In fact, is the seventeenth triangular number in the series of triangular numbers.
A triangular number is the sum of dots in an equilateral triangle formed from and filled by equally spaced dots. A triangular number is also the sum of all the natural numbers from 1 to the triangle of the number:.
One scholar perceived a coded numeric-relationship between the numbers 17 and and the Dead Sea locations mentioned in Ezekiel where fishermen will cast nets during the Messianic Age. These relationships might be coincidental, but the Ezekiel 47 imagery of the river of life flowing from within the Temple informs other important passages in John:.
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