Fishers of Men
Eating fish at CNY represents a "surplus" for the year. This miracle involved Jesus feeding 5,000 people with two fish and five of these.
Loaves of bread.
In the Bible, this many people were saved on Noah’s Ark.
8
Giving mandarins represents luck. According to Galatians 5, the first "Fruit of the Spirit" listed is this.
Love
To escape Egypt, Moses held out his staff and this body of water "crossed" or parted for the people.
The Red Sea.
A popular New Year's wish: "Wishing you a happy and prosperous ____ Year!"
New
This disciple, a former fisherman, famously walked on water toward Jesus before losing his focus.
Peter.
This is how many times Joshua’s army marched around Jericho on the seventh day.
7
While oranges are popular now, this "forbidden" fruit is most commonly associated with the Garden of Eden
Apple
To celebrate a "New Beginning," this man was told by God to build a massive ark to cross over a global flood.
Noah
From the Lord’s Prayer: "Give us this day our daily ______."
Bread
To show he wasn't a ghost after the Resurrection, Jesus ate a piece of "broiled fish" in front of the disciples in this Gospel.
Luke.
In the Bible, Lazarus had been dead for this many days before Jesus arrived.
4
During the Exodus, spies returned from the land of Canaan carrying a cluster of these so large it took two men to carry it on a pole.
Grapes
After 40 years in the desert, the Israelites finally crossed this river to enter the Promised Land.
The Jordan River
Red envelopes, or hongbao, are usually filled with ______ to give to children.
Money
n the Old Testament, this "minor" prophet spent three days in the belly of a great fish.
Jonah.
This many baskets of leftovers were collected after the feeding of the 5,000.
12
In the Book of Joel and Revelation, this "sweet" fruit is often mentioned alongside vines and olives as a sign of God's blessing
Fig
This man was the first to be called a "Hebrew," a term traditionally thought to mean "one who has crossed over" (the Euphrates River) to follow God’s call.
Abraham.
The shortest verse in the Bible: "Jesus ______."
Wept.
In Ezekiel’s vision of the Temple, a river flows into the Dead Sea, making the salt water fresh and causing it to swarm with a "surplus" of fish as numerous as those in this much larger sea.
The Great Sea (or the Mediterranean).
This number represents "testing" or "preparation," seen in the years Israel spent in the desert and the days Jesus spent in the wilderness.
40
This man’s staff miraculously budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds overnight to prove his chosen leadership
Aaron
In a famous "crossing over" from death to life, this man was dead for four days before Jesus stood at the entrance of his tomb and called his name.
Lazarus.
In the Bible, it says: "I can do all things through ______ who strengthens me."
Christ.