Emphasis Preaching Journal

The Sea of Galilee was one of the fishing hot spots of the ancient world. It was the habitat of over forty different species of fish. Returning from a hard day’s work, the fishermen brought their catch ashore and smoked the fish to prevent spoiling, since there weren’t any refrigerators in those days. Then the fish were shipped to distant parts of the Roman empire. Jesus and some of the disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee when they got caught in a fierce storm.