Several of the disciples were fishing by the Sea of Tiberias. Some people have interpreted this as a sign of disorientation, or disobedience, on the part of the disciples. Ie instead of following Jesus they have reverted back to what they knew. However, there is no indication in the Bible itself of them being criticised for this.
The disciples went fishing but caught nothing. Just after daybreak Jesus was standing on the shore, but they did not recognise Him. On learning that they had no fish Jesus commands them to cast their net on the other side of the boat. This is very reminiscent of an earlier incident (Luke 5:1-11), again they made an enormous catch.
On realising that it was the Lord, Peter put on a loin cloth. It was quite normal for fisherman to work naked.
When they hauled the catch in there were 153 fish. Some have attached significance to this number, for the Greeks believed there were 153 different species of fish, so the catch is seen as symbolic of the gospel reaching out to all peoples and nations.
The disciples were still very unsure of the risen Christ. They knew it was Jesus, but we need to remember what a shock it was to them that a man could be raised from the dead. Something utterly amazing (even more amazing than the raising of Lazarus) had happened.
The disciples went fishing but caught nothing. Just after daybreak Jesus was standing on the shore, but they did not recognise Him. On learning that they had no fish Jesus commands them to cast their net on the other side of the boat. This is very reminiscent of an earlier incident (Luke 5:1-11), again they made an enormous catch.
On realising that it was the Lord, Peter put on a loin cloth. It was quite normal for fisherman to work naked.
When they hauled the catch in there were 153 fish. Some have attached significance to this number, for the Greeks believed there were 153 different species of fish, so the catch is seen as symbolic of the gospel reaching out to all peoples and nations.
The disciples were still very unsure of the risen Christ. They knew it was Jesus, but we need to remember what a shock it was to them that a man could be raised from the dead. Something utterly amazing (even more amazing than the raising of Lazarus) had happened.
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