153 has always intrigued me as well so I read with a lot of interest this article. I immediately thought about a book I read by Ray Comfort (I can’t remember the name now) but it brought to my mind another reference to the 153 (there may be more, but I just thought of this one). (BTW Ray’s book was very interesting). Anyway he mentions in 2 Kings 1:9 and you have to be paying attention to pick up the amount of people here. It’s three captains of fifty with their fifty men (so that’s 150 men plus the 3 captains = 153!). Now I haven’t a clue how it all fits in :), but I’m sure someone out there does.

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2 Kings 1:9-15

9 Then he sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, "Man of God, the king says, 'Come down!' "

10 Elijah answered the captain, "If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.

11 At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, "Man of God, this is what the king says, 'Come down at once!' "

12 "If I am a man of God," Elijah replied, "may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.

13 So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. "Man of God," he begged, "please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! 14 See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!"

15 The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

Diane :)