Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 27:1-44
Paul in the Storm Acts 27:22 We have here a page out of an ancient log-book, and it cannot fail to be interesting even to a dry-landsman. I. In this strange world the good and the evil alike must endure their share of tribulation. On board this corn-ship we have a miniature world. How impartial the tempest. Fire burns the saint as well as the sinner. Storms have no favourites. II. The world often rejects the sage counsel of the man of God. Paul advised them to steer the ship into the Fair... read more
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 27:31
(31) Except these abide in the ship . . .—We need hardly embarrass ourselves with the question how far the divine promise was dependent on the contingency thus specified. Prompt vigour, and clear discernment of what was needed on the instant, spoke out in the Apostle’s words. The assurance that had been graciously given was to be realised, not by the apathy of a blind fatalism, but by man’s co-operation. It was obvious that landsmen like the soldiers and the prisoners would be quite unequal to... read more