Let’s Get Nautical
Three times Paul experienced this nautical disaster.
What is shipwreck? (2 Co. 11:25)
This prophet asked: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, but you do not hear?”
Who was Ha·bakʹkuk? (Hab. 1:2)
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What is “Joy of Conventions”?
This Governing Body member chose “Do the Math” as the topic for his JW Broadcasting discourse, encouraging all to get chronological with their personal study program.
Who is David H. Splane? (JW Library>Talks>David H. Splane: Do the Math)
Peter, meaning ”a piece of rock,” was also known by this Semitic equivalent to the Hebrew word ke·phimʹ [rocks].
What is Cephas? (Ga. 2:11; Job 30:6)
In the fourth watch of the night, this man began to sink.
Who is Peter? (Mt. 14:25, 29, 30)
The author of this Bible book ran away from home, but he didn’t quite make it to Spain, or was it Sardinia? Let’s not be dogmatic.
Paul solemnly charges God’s servants to “Preach the word; be at it urgently in favorable times and difficult times; reprove, reprimand, exhort, with all patience...” and this.
What is ”art of teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:1, 2)
The Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness, “a day for a year, a day for a year” in part because of the false report this number of men brought back from the land of Ca’naan.
What is 10? (Nu. 13:1-15; 14:5, 6, 34)
Zaphenath-paneah, husband of Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera, is better known by this name.
What is Joseph? (Ge. 41:45)
These two men “were in the boat with Zebʹe·dee their father, mending their nets,” when Jesus called them.
Who are James & John? (Mt. 4:21)
This man was a herdsman, and a nipper of sycamore figs.
Who was Amos? (Am. 7:14)
Jehovah’s masterful authority over clay proves he is indeed the Greatest Artist—more specifically, this type.
What is a Potter? (Isa. 64:8)
This ancient structure had 1.4 million cubic feet of usable space—plenty of room for its ample passenger list, which included all “kinds.”
What is Noah’s ark? (Ge. 6:15)
DAILY DOUBLE: Of the tribe of Eʹphra·im, Ho·sheʹa the son of Nun; was given this name, meaning “Jehovah is Salvation” by Moses.
What is Joshua? (Nu. 13:16 & ftn.)
In the account of Paul’s voyage to Rome, these simple stone, metal or wooden devices were either lifted, cast out, let down, or cut away to stabilize the boat or to release it.
What are anchors? (Ac. 27:13, 29, 30, 40)
This woman of prostitution was the mother of a little girl named Lo-ru·haʹmah.
Who was Gomer? (Ho.1:6)
Complete the lyric: “Fiji, Tahiti, and New Caledonia—Navajo, Blackfoot, and ‘this Native American tribe’—Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Estonia—We love you. We’re your family.”
What is “Cherokee”? (Lyrics to “We’re Your Family”)
The 69 weeks of years began in 455 B.C.E. If we count 483 years from 455 B.C.E., (taking into account that there was no zero year) it takes us to this year, when Jesus became the Messiah.
What is 29 C.E.? (Da. 9:25; Ne. 2:1, 5-8; Eze. 4:6; Luke 3:1, 2, 21, 22)
Daniel, was assigned this Babylonian name after he was taken into exile—a name given “according to the name of [Nebuchadnezzar’s] god.“
What is Bel·te·shazʹzar? (Da. 4:8)
DAILY DOUBLE: These nautical weights, often made of lead, varied in size & shape. When they hit the sea floor, sailors could measure the depths beneath.
What are sounding weights? (Acts 27:28)
The book of Nahum contains a pronouncement against this Assyrian city, founded by Nimrod, “a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah.”
What is Nineveh? (Ge. 10:11; Na. 1:1)
These two Israelite men were filled with the spirit of God for the purpose of “making artistic designs”—they became master craftsmen dedicated to performing a “holy work.”
Who were Bezʹal·el & O·hoʹli·ab? (Ex. 35:30-36:4)
The number of months Ha·dasʹsah, future Queen of Persia, was required to spend receiving prescribed beauty treatments before going in to King A·has·u·eʹrus.
This Midʹi·an·ite man, also known as Reuʹel, gave his Hebrew son-in-law wise counsel in the Wilderness.
Who is Jethro? (Ex. 2:18; 18:17-23; Nu. 10:29)