What does the Bible say about fishes?
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The Bible presents fish as creatures made and sustained by God, signs of his wise providence, judgment, and abundant blessing. In Genesis 1:20-21, God creates the fish of the seas and declares his creation good, while Exodus 20:11 grounds Sabbath worship in the Lord who made sea and all within it. Job 12:8-9 and Psalm 69:34 call creation itself to testify to and praise its Maker. Fish also appear in God’s judgments, as in Exodus 7:18 and Ezekiel 29:5, showing that all creatures are under his rule. Yet Ezekiel 47:10 pictures restored waters full of fish, proclaiming the life-giving power of God’s redeeming grace.
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- Created by God Genesis 1:20; Genesis 1:21; Exodus 20:11
- Made for God’s glory Job 12:8; Job 12:9; Psalms 69:34
- Inhabit
- Seas Numbers 11:22; Ezekiel 47:10
- Rivers Exodus 7:18; Ezekiel 29:5
- Ponds Song of Solomon 7:4; Isaiah 19:10
- Number and variety of Psalms 104:25
- Different in flesh from beasts & c 1 Corinthians 15:39
- Cannot live without water Isaiah 50:2
- Man given dominion over Genesis 1:26; Genesis 1:28; Psalms 8:8
- Man permitted to eat Genesis 9:2; Genesis 9:3
- Used as food
- By the Egyptians Numbers 11:5
- By the Jews Matthew 7:10
- Mode of cooking alluded to Luke 24:42; John 21:9
- The people of Tyre traded in Nehemiah 13:16
- Sold near the fish gate at Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 33:14; Zephaniah 1:10
- Distinction between clean and unclean Leviticus 11:9-12; Deuteronomy 14:9; Deuteronomy 14:10
- Mentioned in scripture
- Leviathan Job 41:1; Psalms 74:14
- Whale Genesis 1:21; Matthew 12:40
- Solomon wrote the history of 1 Kings 4:33
- No likeness of, to be made for worship Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 4:18
- Catching of, a trade Matthew 4:18; Luke 5:2
- Taken with
- Nets Luke 5:4-6; John 21:6-8
- Hooks Amos 4:2; Matthew 17:27
- Spears Job 41:7
- Often suffered for man’s sin Exodus 7:21; Ezekiel 38:20
- Miracles connected with
- Multiplying a few Matthew 14:17-21; Matthew 15:34
- Immense draughts of Luke 5:6; Luke 5:9; John 21:6; John 21:11
- Procuring tribute money from Matthew 17:27
- Dressed on the shore John 21:9
- Illustrative
- Of the whole population of Egypt Ezekiel 29:4; Ezekiel 29:5
- Of the visible church Matthew 13:48
- Of men ignorant of future events Ecclesiastes 9:12
- Of those ensnared by the wicked Habakkuk 1:14
- (Good,) of saints Matthew 13:48; Matthew 13:49
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