And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of 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
By tackling Luke means the ship's furniture and stores, sails, ropes, cables, anchors. Some say armament, the soldiers' weapons. Paul's company cast these overboard to lighten the vessel, though not without the centurion's command. The best manuscripts read they cast out rather than we cast out.
AI summary
Verse 19. The tackling of the ship. The anchor, sails, cables, baggage, etc. That is, they threw over everything that was not indispensable to its preservation, for it seems still . (g) "cast out"