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Verse Acts 27:23. _THE - GOD, WHOSE I AM, AND WHOM I SERVE_] This
Divine communication was intended to give credit to the apostle and to
his doctrine; and, in such perilous circumstances, to speak so...
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THERE STOOD BY ME - There appeared to me.
THE ANGEL OF GOD - The messages of God were often communicated by
angels. See Hebrews 1:14. This does not mean that there was any
particular angel, but simpl...
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CHAPTER 27
_ 1. From Caesarea to Fair Havens (Acts 27:1)._
2. The Unheeded Warning. The Storm. Paul's Vision and Assurance of
Safety (Acts 27:9).
3. The Shipwreck (Acts 27:27).
Much has been writte...
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TO MALTA. The Fast of the great Day of Atonement fell on the 10 th of
Tishri (Sept.- Oct.). The season for shipping ended November 11, and
opened again March 5; but voyages were counted dangerous afte...
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Since they had been without food for a long time Paul stood up in the
midst of them and said, "Gentlemen, you should have obeyed me and you
should not have sailed from Crete and so you would have avoi...
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THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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STOOD BY. Greek. _paristemi._ Compare Acts 1:10.
THE. an.
GOD. App-98.
SERVE Greek. _latreuo._ App-137 and App-190...
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_the angel of God_ [_R. V._ AN ANGEL of THE God]. In speaking to
heathens this would be the sense which the Apostle designed to convey.
They had their own gods. But St Paul stood in a different relati...
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ΤΟΥ͂ ΘΕΟΥ͂ ΟὟ ΕἸΜῚ ἘΓΏ, ὯΙ ΚΑῚ
ΛΑΤΡΕΎΩ, ἌΓΓΕΛΟΣ, _an angel of the God whose I am, whom
also I serve_. In speaking to heathens this would be the sense which
the Apostle designed to convey. They had the...
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ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
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_ ENCOURAGEMENT FROM GOD ACTS 27:21-38:_ They ate nothing for many
days. Afterward Paul stood and told them that they should have
listened to him and not sailed._ _ He also revealed to them that God
h...
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THE ANGEL OF GOD,— _An angel of the God._ &c. There was great
propriety in this, as St. Paul was speaking to _heathens._...
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DRIVEN FOR FOURTEEN DAYS BY THE WIND. Acts 27:18-27.
Acts 27:18
And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began
to throw the freight overboard;
Acts 27:19
and the third day th...
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See notes on verse 21...
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For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and
whom I serve,
For there stood by me this night the ('an') angel of God - as Acts
16:9; Acts 23:11;
Whose I am (see the note at Roma...
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11 Anciently the steersman, or helmsman, or pilot, was captain of the
ship, but his duties in larger vessels corresponds to our navigator.
The man who chartered the ship traveled as his own supercargo...
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27:23 serve, (e-13) As ch. 7.7....
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THE VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK
Acts 27:1 to Acts 28:16. The Journey to Rome.
This narrative is the most detailed account of an ancient voyage which
we possess, and is our principal source of knowledge of t...
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THE ANGEL] rather, 'an angel.' For other visions of Paul see Acts
18:9; Acts 22:18; Acts 23:11....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 27
PAUL BEGINS HIS JOURNEY TO ROME, 27:1-12
V1 It was time for us to go to Rome. They handed Paul and some other
prisoners over to Captain Juli...
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FOR THERE STOOD BY ME THIS NIGHT... — With most others of the
enthusiastic type of character, visions, real or supposed, of
messengers from the unseen world have produced terror and agitation.
With St...
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παρέστη … ἄγγελος : on this Lucan phrase and
description of angelic appearances _cf._ Luke 2:9; Luke 24:4; Acts
12:7 (Acts 23:11), and see above,...
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SAVIOR OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY
Acts 27:14
The crew, being greatly exhausted by severe exertion and want of food,
were the more willing to listen to the Apostle when he came to the
front with his wise...
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The study of Paul's last voyage reveals some apparently contradictory
facts, and yet common in the experience of the saints. On the one
hand, difficulties and dangers multiplied. On the other, the div...
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Troubles Seas
When a soft, south wind began to blow, it was assumed they could
easily reach Phoenix within a day, so they set sail. Apparently, they
made good headway as they travelled along close to...
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_An Angel of God. Literally, of the God whose I am; that is, whose
servant I am. (Witham)_...
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And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small
tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken
away. (21) But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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_A GOOD COMPANION_
‘Whose I am, and whom I serve.’
Acts 27:23
I. CHRISTIAN MANLINESS.—Like a true man, St. Paul came to the front
in the hour of danger. The ship is drifting to her ruin; the sailor...
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23._For there stood by me. _Lest he might be accused of rashness, for
promising so fully that they should be all safe, he bringeth in God
for his author and witness. Neither is it to be doubted but...
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His innocence fully established and acknowledged by his judges, the
purposes of God must still be accomplished. His appeal to Caesar must
carry him to Rome, that he may bear testimony there also. In h...
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FOR THERE STOOD BY ME THIS NIGHT THE ANGEL OF GOD,.... One of the
ministering, spirits that stand before God, and who was sent by him to
the apostle; and appeared to him, either in a vision by a dream...
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For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and
whom I serve,
Ver. 23. _Whose I am, and whom I serve_] Lo, how holily he speaks,
and like a Christian, among a company of profane an...
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_For_, &c. As if he had said, It is not without good authority that I
speak in so express and positive a manner, with regard to an event
which seems to you utterly improbable; _there stood by me this...
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FOR THERE STOOD BY ME THIS NIGHT THE ANGEL OF GOD, WHOSE I AM AND WHOM
I SERVE,...
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Paul comforts crew and passengers:...
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The journey to Rome has been seen as a striking picture of the history
of the church publicly in its earlier years, with its rapid decline
and eventual shipwreck. Paul is on board, but a prisoner, ind...
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FOR THERE STOOD BY ME THIS NIGHT AN ANGEL OF THE GOD TO WHOM I BELONG
AND WHOM I SERVE,
1. Paul now reveals his source. An angel of God, came to Paul and
revealed this information.
2. For the pagans...
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Acts 27:22-26 Twice Paul will urge them to keep up their courage
because only the ship would be lost, and how could Paul be so certain?
Because the previous night an angel of the God to whom he belong...
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21-29 They did not hearken to the apostle when he warned them of
their danger; yet if they acknowledge their folly, and repent of it,
he will speak comfort and relief to them when in danger. Most peo...
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A good introduction to recommend the true God, and the gospel of his
Son. Paul, who knew the certainty of what he had predicted, owns
himself to be now in the service of God, that not unto him, but un...
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Acts 27:23 For G1063 by G3936 (G5627) me G3427 this G5026 night G3571
angel G32 God G2316 whom...
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“For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am,
whom also I serve, saying, “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand
before Caesar, and lo, God has granted you all those who sail with...
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A SERIES OF MARITIME STAGES AND EXAMPLES OF PROPHECY (ACTS 27:10; ACTS
27:21) ON THE WAY TO ROME (27.L-26).
This series of ‘maritime stages' on a voyage parallels that in Acts
21:1. That one led up to...
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FOR THERE STOOD BY ME
(παρεστη γαρ μο). Second aorist active (intransitive)
indicative of παριστημ with the locative case (beside me). The
very form used by Paul of his trial (2 Timothy 4:17) when ...
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THE ANGEL
An angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve.
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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Paul had advised the captain not to set sail for a while,
Acts 27:11. Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the
owner of the ship, more than those things, which were spoken by Paul.
And...
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Acts 27:1. And, when it was determined that we should sail into Italy,
they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius,
a centurion of Augustus' band. And entering into a ship of...
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CONTENTS: Paul sent to Rome. The hurricane. God's assurance to Paul in
the storm, and his safe landing.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Julius, centurion, angel, Caesar.
CONCLUSION: Worldly men insist...
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Acts 27:2. _Adramyttium,_ a town of Egypt, at the eastern mouth of the
Nile; also a town of Mysia of the same name, where the ship touched.
_One Aristarchus, a Macedonian, being with us._ The numeral...
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A LONG TIME WITHOUT FOOD. The fires were out, the food water soaked,
the men too busy, and they were frightened out of their wits by the
storm. PAUL STOOD BEFORE THEM. He is calm and firm, as he finds...
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_For there stood by me this night the angel of God._
THE ANGEL OF GOD
I. 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...
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_And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared._
SPIRITUAL DARKNESS
I. 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 exh...
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_But not long after there arose … a tempestuous wind, called
Euroclydon._
PAUL IN THE STORM
No landsman who has never been in a storm at; sea can truly picture
one. The description in our lesson is a...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:1 The Witness in Rome. The last two chapters of
Acts 1:1 are devoted mainly to Paul’s journey to Rome ...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 27:15. The result was that the vessel COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE
WIND—lit., _could not look into_, or face _the wind_—a remarkably
expressive phrase, considering that in ancien...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 27:1
For, for _into, _A.V.;_ to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan
band _for unto _one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus_'_ band,
_A.V. THAT WE SHOULD SAIL. Observe the "we,...
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When it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered
Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of
Augustus' band (Acts 27:1).
So Julius is another Roman cent...
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1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Timothy 1:3;...
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The angel. Rev., correctly, an angel. There is no article.
Of God [τ ο υ θ ε ο υ]. Rev., correctly, supplies the article :
"the God," added because Paul was addressing heathen, who would have
underst...
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The God whose I am, and whom I serve — How short a compendium of
religion! Yet how full! Comprehending both faith, hope, and love....