Did you know that the Apostle Paul kept God’s Appointed Times, including the Day of Atonement and Feast of Tabernacles? Learn more in our Bible story, Shipwrecked!

On the fourteenth night, the day before the Feast of Tabernacles, the men heard a strange noise. Was that the sound of waves crashing on rocks? They jumped to their feet and stared into the darkness. A sailor tossed a measuring rope over the side to see how deep the water was. “One hundred twenty feet deep!” he yelled. A little further, he dropped the rope again. “Ninety feet deep!” The crew threw their hands in the air and cheered. They were near land. Maybe they wouldn’t drown after all. Worried the ship would smash into the rocks, the captain shouted, “Drop the anchors. We’ll stay here until dawn.” The sailors pushed the four anchors overboard and the ship came to a shuddering stop. The captain breathed a sigh of relief. Phew! His boat was safe!