Atos 27
Matthew Henry · Citado em PreceptAustin
Atos 27
Henry - He looks upon God as his rightful owner, who has a sovereign incontestable title to him, and dominion over him: Who I am. Because God made us and not we ourselves, therefore we are not our own but his. His we are by creation, for he made us; by preservation, for he maintains us; by redemption, for he bought us. We are more his than our own. Related Resource: Questions about Angels & Demons Whom I serve stood before me - Note that Paul emphasizes "being" before "doing." In other words Paul's first priority was his relationship to God and his service flowed forth from that relationship. To often in Christianity we put the cart before the horse (so to speak) and seek to serve Jesus (like Martha) without taking time to sit at His feet in worship (like Mary - read Lk 10:38-42+ where Mary chose "the good part"!). In Romans Paul uses the same verb (latreuo) as he describes his mission declaring "God, whom I serve (latreuo) in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son." Stood before (3936)(paristemi from para = near, beside + histemi = place, set) literally means to place or set beside or near and hence to place at someone's disposal. In Luke 1:19+ the angel Gabriel said he "stands (paristemi) in the of God." This is the same verb Paul uses in 2 Ti 4:17+ writing that when everyone else deserted him (cf 2 Ti 4:16) "the Lord stood with (paristemi) me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth." Paul uses this verb paristemi again in the next statement quoting the angel's declaration that he "must stand before Caesar." Paristemi in Acts - Acts 1:3; Acts 1:10; Acts 4:10; Acts 4:26; Acts 9:39; Acts 9:41; Acts 23:2; Acts 23:4; Acts 23:24; Acts 23:33; Acts 24:13; Acts 27:23; Acts 27:24; Serve (3000)(latreuo from latris = one hired or latron = reward, wages) means to work for reward, for hire or for pay, to be in servitude, render cultic service. Latreuo was used literally for bodily service (e.g., workers on the land, or slaves), and figuratively for “to cherish.” In the NT the idea is to render service to God, to worship, to perform sacred services or to minister to God in a spirit of worship. Here are the NT uses of latreuo -Matt. 4:10; Lk. 1:74; Lk. 2:37; Lk. 4:8; Acts 7:7; Acts 7:42; Acts 24:14+ ("this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers,"); Acts 26:7; Acts 27:23; Ro 1:9; Ro 1:25; Phil. 3:3; 2 Ti 1:3; Heb. 8:5; Heb. 9:9; Heb. 9:14; Heb. 10:2; Heb. 12:28; Heb. 13:10; Rev. 7:15; Rev. 22:3. As described in Heb 13:10+, latreuo was used of the OT priests who offered their service to God, which depicts a life "set apart" and to be lived with a God-ward focus. The related noun latreia is used in Romans 12:1+ in which Paul calls for us to over our entire self, our entire life to God as our spiritual service (latreia) of worship." THOUGHT - In light of the secular meaning "to work for reward" certainly that is not a disciple's main motive (we serve Him because we love Him and are empowered to serve Him by His indwelling Spirit), but it is a gift of His amazing grace that not only has He saved us, but that one day He will reward us! This is what I would call grace (saved us) upon grace (rewards us)! Amazing indeed!
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Henry wrote, “Any man will rather make shipwreck of his goods than of his life; but many will rather make shipwreck of faith and a good conscience than of their goods.” (The Jack Andrews Expository Studies: Understanding Acts) Acts 27:19 and on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. NET Acts 27:19 and on the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands. GNT Acts 27:19 καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ αὐτόχειρες τὴν σκευὴν τοῦ πλοίου ἔρριψαν. NLT Acts 27:19 The following day they even took some of the ship's gear and threw it overboard. KJV Acts 27:19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. ESV Acts 27:19 And on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. CSB Acts 27:19 On the third day, they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands. NIV Acts 27:19 On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. NKJ Acts 27:19 On the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our own hands. NRS Acts 27:19 and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship's tackle overboard. YLT Acts 27:19 and on the third day with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out, NAB Acts 27:19 and on the third day with their own hands they threw even the ship's tackle overboard. NJB Acts 27:19 and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands. GWN Acts 27:19 On the third day they threw the ship's equipment overboard. BBE Acts 27:19 And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side. they: Job 2:4 Jon 1:5 Mk 8:35-37 Lu 9:24,25 Video - The Storm Acts 27 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries MORE HERCULEAN EFFORTS TO SECURE THE SHIP Herculean speaks of a something that is extremely difficult, and requiring the strength of the mythological Hercules. And on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands - "Vivid and graphic touch by Luke who, of course, watched every movement day by day." (Robertson) So clearly the violent storm had not abated nor dissipated. Threw (cast) (4496)(rhipto) means to throw, hurl or cast (Mt 27:5; Lk 17:2; Ac 27:19, 29). Vine - "to throw with a sudden motion, to jerk, cast forth. NET Note on ship's tackle - Or "rigging," "tackle"; Grk "the ship's things." Here the more abstract "gear" is preferred to "rigging" or "tackle" as a translation for skeue (related to skeuos) because in Acts 27:40 the sailors are still able to raise the (fore)sail, which they could not have done if the ship's rigging or tackle had been jettisoned here. The desperation of the sailors in throwing the cargo overboard is reminiscent of Jonah 1:5. At this point they were only concerned with saving themselves. (Acts 27 Notes)
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Henry - We left them in despair, giving up themselves for gone. Whether they called every man on his God, as Jonah's mariners did, we are not told; it is well if this laudable practice in a storm was not gone out of fashion and made a jest of. However, Paul among these seamen was not, like Jonah among his, the cause of the storm, but the comforter in the storm, and as much a credit to the profession of an apostle as Jonah was a blemish to the character of a prophet.