Paul’s Advice is Initially Rejected As Paul embarked upon his last journey, at least three things
must have encouraged him (vv. 1-3). Luke, who dropped out of
sight after leaving Paul in the hands of James and the elders of
the Jerusalem church, (21:18) is with him. Julius, a hardened
Roman centurion who was assigned to ...
Peace in the Storm As they sailed along, “the south wind blew softly” (v. 13). They
had not gone far, however, before there was a drastic change in
the weather, and their ship was caught in a typhoon (v. 14). No
doubt about this time the centurion was wishing that he had
listened to Paul. The sudden change in ...
Peer Pressure Adds to the Present Peril After 14 days of drifting on the Mediterranean Sea the sailors
realized that they were getting near land (v. 27). In the middle
of the fourteenth night of the storm, the crewmen tested the
waters and discovered that they were approaching land (v. 28).
So, in the darkness of the night, they dropped ...
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Paul’s Advice is Initially Rejected
As Paul embarked upon his last journey, at least three things must have encouraged him (vv. 1-3). Luke, who dropped out of sight after leaving Paul in the hands of James and the elders of the Jerusalem church, (21:18) is with him. Julius, a hardened Roman centurion who was assigned to ...
Peace in the Storm
As they sailed along, “the south wind blew softly” (v. 13). They had not gone far, however, before there was a drastic change in the weather, and their ship was caught in a typhoon (v. 14). No doubt about this time the centurion was wishing that he had listened to Paul. The sudden change in ...
Peer Pressure Adds to the Present Peril
After 14 days of drifting on the Mediterranean Sea the sailors realized that they were getting near land (v. 27). In the middle of the fourteenth night of the storm, the crewmen tested the waters and discovered that they were approaching land (v. 28). So, in the darkness of the night, they dropped ...