And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
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.
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Commenting on Acts 27:21-44
They cut the anchor cables, committed the ship to the sea, and loosed the rudder bands to steer. The rudder is a timber hung on the stern by iron hooks, turned by the helm or tiller, which directs the vessel as the steersman pleases.
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They had no knowledge of this coast, driven by tempest without observation, entire strangers to the island. The bay they spotted had a level, accessible shore, not a high rocky bluff, making it possible to land.
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