There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
Paul has appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar he must go by sea to Rome; but mark this, God had determined it before Festus did. Whatever man intends, God works His purposes through it. Julius the centurion keeps him in custody, yet Paul has comfort from his friends at Caesarea and carries a blessing wherever he goes.
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Commenting on Acts 27:1-11
Alexandria was Egypt's great port city, and her ships were the largest in the Mediterranean, built with cisterns for long voyages and marked by their top sails. It was no accident Julius found one at Myra bound for Italy; these vessels ran that route regularly in trade and commerce.
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This Alexandrian ship was one of the great grain ships bringing Egypt's wheat to Rome; that is why it could hold so many souls. How it came to be on the Asian coast we cannot say, but adverse winds and storms often blow merchantmen off their course.
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