- Probably originated from the ark made by Noah Genesis 7:17,18
- Antiquity of, among the Jews Genesis 49:13; Judges 5:17
- DESCRIBED AS
- Gallant Isaiah 33:21
- Large James 3:4
- Strong Isaiah 23:14
- Swift Job 9:26
- Solomon built a navy of 1 Kings 9:26
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Of Chittim Numbers 24:24; Daniel 11:30
- Of Tarshish Isaiah 23:1; 60:9
- Of Adramyttium Acts 27:2
- Of Alexandria Acts 27:6
- Of Chaldea Isaiah 43:14
- Of Tyre 2 Chronicles 8:18
- Generally made of the fir tree Ezekiel 27:5
- Sometimes made of bulrushes Isaiah 18:2
- The seams of, were caulked Ezekiel 27:9,27
- PARTS OF MENTIONED
- The forepart or foreship Acts 27:30,41
- The hinder part or stern Acts 27:29,41
- The hold or between the sides Jonah 1:5
- The mast Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 27:5
- The sails Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 27:7
- The tackling Isaiah 33:23; Acts 27:19
- The rudder or helm James 3:4
- The rudder-bands Acts 27:40
- The anchors Acts 27:29,40
- The boats Acts 27:30,32
- The oars Isaiah 33:21; Ezekiel 27:6
- Often the property of individuals Acts 27:11
- Commanded by a master Jonah 1:6; Acts 27:11
- Guided in their course by pilots Ezekiel 27:8,27-29
- Governed and directed by the helm James 3:4
- Course of frequently directed by the heavenly bodies Acts 27:20
- Worked by mariners or sailors Ezekiel 27:9,27; Jonah 1:5; Acts 27:30
- Generally impelled by sails Acts 27:2-7
- Often impelled by oars Jonah 1:13; John 6:19
- NAVIGATED
- Rivers Isaiah 33:21
- Lakes Luke 5:1,2
- The ocean Psalm 104:26; 107:23
- Soundings usually taken for, in dangerous places Acts 27:28
- Usually distinguished by signs or figure heads Acts 28:11
- Course of, through the midst of the sea, wonderful Proverbs 30:18,19
- EMPLOYED IN
- Trading 1 Kings 22:48; 2 Chronicles 8:18; 9:21
- Fishing Matthew 4:21; Luke 5:4-9; John 21:3-8
- Carrying passengers Jonah 1:3; Acts 27:2,6; 28:11
- The hinder part of, occupied by the passengers Mark 4:38
- ENDANGERED BY
- Storms Jonah 1:4; Mark 4:37,38
- Quicksands Acts 27:17
- Rocks Acts 27:29
- When damaged were sometimes undergirded with cables Acts 27:17
- Were often wrecked 1 Kings 22:48; Psalm 48:7; Acts 27:41-44; 2 Corinthians 11:25
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of industrious women Proverbs 31:14
- (Wrecked,) of departure from the faith 1 Timothy 1:19
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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