And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
They fled a mere inconvenience and ran straight into mischief, as we often do. The harbor was bleak in winter, yes, but better to be safe in an uncomfortable haven than lost in a tempestuous sea. God's wisdom provided both the waters to sail on and the natural harbors to shelter in.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 27:12-20
The violent tossing, lifted to the heavens one moment, plunged toward the abyss the next, forced the crew to lighten the ship by casting the cargo overboard. This is the same desperate measure the mariners took with Jonah when their vessel was in peril.
AI summary
Verse 18. They lightened the ship. By throwing out a part of the cargo. (f) "tossed"