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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

Acts 27:10-

Storm

Acts 27:13-38

Noreaster

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

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.

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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.

Paul encourages the men (276 of them)

Shipwreck

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

God is the one who providentially guides our way.

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 ().

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,

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kubernetes: pilot, helmsman, captain.

Who is our captain?

Ship’s boat

acts 27:21-21