(98) Man and power.

People are like rivers flowing into seas,
Where live fish swim against the current to the source,
But not everything on the surface can walk.

References:

  • All rivers go to the sea, yet never does the sea become full. To the place where they go, the rivers keep on going. (Eccl 1:7)

  • He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. (Ps 18, 16-17)

  • This is the word that came from the LORD to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza: Thus says the LORD: Behold: waters are rising from the north, a torrent in flood; It shall flood the land and all that is in it, the cities and their people. All the people of the land set up a wailing cry. (Jer 47:1-2)

  • When you pass through the water, I will be with you; in the rivers you shall not drown. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned; the flames shall not consume you. (Is 43:2)

  • The fishermen shall mourn and lament, all who cast hook in the Nile; Those who spread their nets in the water shall pine away. The linen-workers shall be disappointed, the combers and weavers shall turn pale; The spinners shall be crushed, all the hired laborers shall be despondent. (Is 19:8-10)

  • «Of the various creatures that live in the water, you may eat the following: whatever in the seas or in river waters has both fins and scales you may eat. But of the various creatures that crawl or swim in the water, whether in the sea or in the rivers, all those that lack either fins or scales are loathsome for you, (Lev 11:9-10)

  • He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, «Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.» (Matt 4:18-19)

  • Peter said to him in reply, «Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.» He said, «Come.» Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how (strong) the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, «Lord, save me!» Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him, and said to him, «O you of little faith, why did you doubt?» (Matt 14:28-31)

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