Paul's Journey to Rome
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1 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. 4 And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. 5 And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board. 7 We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. 8 Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
Acts 27:1-8
would have been registered as slaves or permitted by Festus
Centurion of Augustan Cohort
special envoy, man in charge of 100
Paul had companions. (Luke and Aristarchus)
would have been registered as slaves or permitted by Festus
Adramyttium
Ship was registered.
two types of sailing vessels. blue water and coastal
Paul had companions. (Luke and Aristarchus)
would have been registered as slaves or permitted by Festus
Centurion gave Paul liberty in Sidon.
Under the lee of Cyprus.
Traded ships in Myra
Alexandria, Granaries of Egypt. Merchant/cargo vessel
single masted, square sail
difficult weather forces them seek shelter on the lee side of Crete
Arrive in Fair Havens
Paul warns
10 saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
Acts 27:10-
Storm
Storm
Acts 27:13-38
Noreaster
14 But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.
Acts 27:14
Able to secure ship’s boat under lee of Cauda
skaphe (skiff)
normally drug behind
Frapped the ship
Syrtis (literally quicksand)
Feared by many sailors
13 Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. 14 But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land. 15 And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat. 17 After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along. 18 Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. 19 And on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. 21 Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. 22 Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ 25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. 26 But we must run aground on some island.” 27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28 So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. 29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. 30 And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship’s boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go. 33 As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.” 35 And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. 36 Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37 (We were in all 276 persons in the ship.) 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Apollonius of Rhodes (mid-3rd century BC). In his legendary book, the Argonautica, also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece, he describes a ship that was near the land of Pelops [present day Peloponnesus] that was hit with a “deadly blast of the north wind [that] seized them in mid-course and carried them toward the Libyan sea for nine whole nights and as many days, until they came far into Syrtis [the legendary shoals and desert coast of Libya where ships become stranded],
Struck sail, dropped main-sail so that they wouldn’t be pushed into shoal water.
Acts 27:18-19
undergird, wrap lines around boat to keep the
Jettison cargo
This would make them draft less,
Syrtis, graveyard
Apollonius of Rhodes (mid-3rd century BC). In his legendary book, the Argonautica, also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece, he describes a ship that was near the land of Pelops [present day Peloponnesus] that was hit with a “deadly blast of the north wind [that] seized them in mid-course and carried them toward the Libyan sea for nine whole nights and as many days, until they came far into Syrtis [the legendary shoals and desert coast of Libya where ships become stranded],
All is lost
No navigation, no steerage, at the mercy of the sea.
Sometimes, it takes a seemingly hopeless situation for us to turn to God. Not with Paul.
-26
Hope in God
no food. (sea sick)
Paul says “I told you so,” which is a reminder that, although he wasn’t a pilot or captain, he was and is an authoritative voice.
2 An escape attempt
If you had left any hope before, it was surely gone now because the tinder was gone.
5 Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: 6 “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, 7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. 8 I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
Paul encourages the men (276 of them)
Shipwreck
Shipwreck
39 Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. 40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. 41 But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. 42 The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, 44 and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
Acts 27:39-
Two things that we can see here.
Pilot: Helmsman. There are times when we put all of our faith in the Helmsman…the navigator. He is the one that is steering our ship, however,
You are not the captain of your own ship.
Adramyttium
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
God is the one who providentially guides our way.
10 saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
10 saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
One crisis after another, against all odds. All was not lost, all was gained.
The more hopeless it seems, the more God’s glory and sovereignty is seen.
The more hopeless the consequence, the more apparent the providence.
The doctrine of divine providence asserts that God is in complete control of all things. He is sovereign over the universe as a whole (), the physical world (), the affairs of nations (), human destiny (), human successes and failures (), and the protection of His people ().
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Pilot: Helmsman. There are times when we put all of our faith in the Helmsman…the navigator. He is the one that is steering our ship, however,
45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
7 who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;
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8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
kubernetes: pilot, helmsman, captain.
Who is our captain?
16 Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat.
Ship’s boat
21 Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. 22 Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ 25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
acts 27:21-21