But we must run aground on some island.”
Paul stands forth among them not as a prisoner but as their counselor and comforter, rescuing them first from despair, for a man will starve himself in despair sooner than any storm can drown him. He assures them in God's name that all their lives shall be saved, and this word pulls them back from the grave when human hope is utterly gone.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 27:21-44
This prediction is no casual matter, no fortuitous event, it is predetermined by God and made known through His apostle. When it comes to pass, all who hear it must see that what seemed like chance was nothing but the counsel of the Almighty working itself out exactly as foretold.
AI summary
Verse 26. Howbeit. Nevertheless. Upon a certain island. Malta. See (k) "certain island"