What's it like to run from God and encounter a Whale?
Did it really happen or is this just another fish story? Can you believe the Bible?
Well I'm glad you asked…
Mt 12: Jesus said it happened (Jonah swallowed by a great fish)
A few facts about Blue Whales (I'm not suggesting it was a blue whale that swallowed Jonah, just consider)
Largest of all the creatures on earth - bigger than dinosaurs
Tongue can weigh 750 pounds -- 50 people can stand on the tongue
1200 pound heart - size of a Volkswagen bug car
Child can climb through their large arteries
Average size for males is 81 feet long; females 84 feet long
Biggest one recorded at 110 feet
Average weight for mails 200,000 pounds; females 240,000 pounds
Biggest one recorded 380,000 pounds
High feeding time - 12,000 fish a day
100,000 pounds of water with one gulp
Loudest creatures on earth - 186 decibels (jet engine is 140 decibels; people go up to 70 decibels)
Story: March 1863: The long boat approached the sperm whale slowly. On board Peleg Nye, of Cape Cod, readied his bomb lance harpoon. Taking careful aim, he fired at the massive creature's blue-black skin. The animal struggled, then stopped. Thinking the whale was dead ,the crew of the boat pulled along side. Nye poked the creature with a hand lance.
Suddenly the creature slapped its gigantic tail and turned, grabbing the boat in its jaws. Nye fell forward into the sperm whale's mouth. In horror he felt his legs, just below the knees, clamped tight as if in a vice. His legs were caught in the gaps between the creature's peg-like lower teeth. Then the animal sounded, diving for the bottom of the sea and taking the helpless sailor with it. The world got dark and Nye lost consciousness.
On the surface, the remainder of the long boat's crew looked for Nye. They couldn't find him. Then the black mass of the whale rose to the surface. It was dead, finally killed by the action of the exploding lance. Floating up with it came Nye's body. His shipmates pulled him aboard and with difficulty, revived him. From then on, till he died at age 79, he was known as the "Jonah of Cape Cod."
Bottom Line: Let's stop running from God
