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1. Everyone's favorite boat in the Bible seems to be Noah's Ark. Children especially love to hear the story of righteous old Noah, who built a huge ark, to save his family and two of each animal from the great flood. What was the ark constructed from?
2. As a child, I had my own Noah's Ark set that had a large plastic ark, small figures of Noah and his family, and numerous pairs of small plastic animals. In the book of Genesis, however, only two specific breeds of animal are mentioned that travelled aboard the famous Ark; what are they?
3. In Psalm 107, we are told of "They who sailed the sea in ships..." Who are "they" later in the psalm compared to?
4. In 1 Kings, we read of a king who constructs a fleet (of ships). Who is this king?
5. Jonah was a very stubborn prophet; he was told by God to preach repentance to the people of the great city of Nineveh; but, instead, Jonah tried to flee from God's calling by catching a boat to Tarshish. While the boat was out on sea, God created a huge storm that terrified all aboard the ship. The captain went down into the ship's hold and found Jonah doing what?
6. Christ called many of his Apostles from fishing boats. In Matthew 4, Simon (Peter), Andrew, James (son of Zebedee), and John (son of Zebedee) were on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus called to them. Christ tells them that he would make them "fishers of men". What activity, specifically, were John and James doing when Christ called them?
7. Later, in Matthew 8, Christ was on a boat with his Apostles. Jesus, tired from being the center of much attention, fell into a deep sleep. The Apostles, soon after, became terrified and woke Jesus up. Christ, understandably, was upset that his slumber had been disturbed. What caused the Apostles to become so afraid?
8. Continuing in Matthew, in Chapter 14, Jesus sent the Apostles ahead of him in a boat so he could pray. Later that night, Jesus walked on the water towards the boat. The Apostles saw Christ walking on the water and freaked out! What did the Apostles think that they saw?
9. Switching now to the Gospel of John, in Chapter 21, we read about Peter and seven other Apostles who went fishing one night but failed to catch anything. The next morning, Christ appeared on the shore and told them to cast again off the boat's starboard side. The net became full of fish once cast and the Apostles were amazed at the huge catch. On what body of water did this take place?
10. St. Paul, a man of great courage, is spoken about extensively in Acts 23 to 28. Paul gets arrested and is seen by a number of Roman and Jewish officials. Paul ends up appealing to the Roman Emperor; and, as a prisoner, he is taken upon a boat for the journey to Rome.
The sailing expedition hits a bad storm and the boat wrecks at sea. Paul is able to swim ashore with the other prisoners and guards. On what island did they land?
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