Acts 27:9-26 ESV

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 27:20-26

Acts 27:20-26And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared.Spiritual darknessI. There are many ways in which we may account for this state of mind.1. It may be due in part to nervous and physical exhaustion. To the speed of modern life we do not add an increased proportion of rest. And to all our haste, telling on the finely adjusted nature with which God has endowed us, there comes inevitable reaction. The liver, or digestion, or nervous system, suddenly collapses under the exacting... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 27:23

Acts 27:23For there stood by me this night the angel of God.The angel of GodI. Paul’s consolations.1. The visit of the angel. Once it would have alarmed him. Rut then he was in the service of the prince of darkness! Now he has changed masters; and he can say of the Father of lights, “Whose I am, and whom I serve.” How it must have chased away Paul’s weariness to feel that the God of angels cares for me--an angel comes down to keep me company!2. The assurances of his personal preservation.(1)... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 27:24

Acts 27:24God hath given thee all them who sail with thee. Christian pilotageWhat Paul was in that ship, Christianity seeks to be in the vessel of the world. What was that?I. He took upon himself the direction of common affairs. The master of the ship gave way, the centurion was no longer the centurion but in name, and the apostle stood forward at the front and took upon himself the responsibility of the whole situation. That is what Christianity wants to do in the world--to be the senior... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 27:25

Acts 27:25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.A cheery word in troublous timesThe presence of a brave man in the hour of danger is a very great comfort to his companions. You must have seen in history that it is the one man, after all, that wins the battle. Recollect, Christian man, that wherever you are placed you are to be the one man, that you may comfort those around you who are of the weaker sort. If you are to do this, you must be... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:9

9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them , Ver. 9. Now when much time was spent ] Not spilt; for that Paul was not idle all that while, see Titus 1:5 , and Beza’s annotations thereupon. Nolite tempus in nugis conterere, Do not waste time on trifles, saith one. Time is a precious commodity. Of all other possessions a man may have two at once; but two moments of time together no man could ever have.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:10

10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. Ver. 10. But also of our lives ] Which every creature, from the highest angel to the lowest worm, maketh much of. Why is living man sorrowful? Lamentations 3:39 . As if the prophet should say, He hath cause to rejoice that he is yet alive amidst all his sorrows. A living dog is better than a dead lion. "Joseph is yet alive." This was more worth to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:11

11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. Ver. 11. Nevertheless the centurion ] Profane persons, trusting more to their own carnal wisdom than to God’s word, cast themselves wilfully into the greatest dangers. Believe the prophets, and ye shall prosper. The wicked pass on and are punished, Proverbs 22:3 . We cannot get men to believe, till they feel, as Pharaoh. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:12

12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. Ver. 12. And lieth toward the south-west ] It is a just complaint that a modern writer maketh of many men’s spirits among us today; that they lie like this haven, toward the south-west and north-west, two opposite points. (Mr Burroughs, Heart Div.)... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:13

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence , they sailed close by Crete. Ver. 13. Supposing that they had, &c. ] God maketh many times the strongest sinew of the arm of flesh to crack. " Fallitur augurio spes bona saepe suo. " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:14

14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. Ver. 14. Called Euroclydon ] A stormy blast coming from the east, " Una Eurusque Notusque ruunt, creberque procellis Africus, et vastos volvunt ad littora fluctus. " (Virg. Aeneid. ii. 28.) This wind is by Pliny called Navigantium pestis, the mariner’s misery. How happy is the Church to whom, what wind soever bloweth, blows good and comfort, Song of Solomon 4:16 . As for others, like as here, after a soft... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 27:23

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 27:24

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 27:25

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:9

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:10

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:11

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:13

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:14

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