Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
Fish was part of the creation. There were many symbolically uses of fish. Fish were a symbol of the kingdom of the LORD God, of the Resurrection, and of the first disciples called fishermen.
The miracle of Jesus catching a large number of fish is considered a miracle. This is because the fishermen had fished all night and caught nothing. We need to remember it is Jesus who calls us to be fishers of men. First we must follow Jesus.