Acts 27: Shipwrecked
Why might it have been important to name the captain who was put in charge of Paul?
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King James
What were the circumstances that allowed non-prisoners to travel with Paul?
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How could Captain Julius have given Paul liberty to be with friends in Sidon?
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In Paul’s day, what would travel on rough seas have been like?
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During their days at sea, what do you think Paul, prisoners, and other travelers were doing?
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Why would Captain Julius have listened to the ship’s owner and captain rather than heed Paul’s warning?
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How did the present weather conditions affect what people thought lay ahead?
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Why were people surprised at the sudden change in the weather? What might Paul have had to say about that?
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King James
In a sailing ship, how did sailors deal with the problems caused by high winds?
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King James
“Medicanes” are tropical-like cyclones on the Mediterranean sea. After days of battling such winds and losing, why would they hold little hope for survival?
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King James
Why would the sailors not have eaten anything for a long time?
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What would have motivated Paul to basically say, “I told you so”?
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King James
How encouraged or discouraged do you think the men would have been after hearing what an angel told Paul?
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After two weeks in the storm, unable to see the sun, moon, or stars, how could the sailors know where they were?
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King James
What did the sailors do when the ship was driven into shallow waters?
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King James
Why would the sailors think they needed to deceive the others when they wanted to lower the lifeboat?
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King James
Why would Paul think anyone who took the lifeboat would die?
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King James
What reasons might the soldiers have had for heeding Paul’s warning?
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King James
Why was the lifeboat lost?
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Why did Paul tell people they should now eat, when he hadn’t given that advice earlier?
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King James
What might unbelievers have thought when Paul took bread and gave God thanks?
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How large a ship would have carried a load of grain and 276 passengers and crew?
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Why did the men dump the ship’s grain cargo?
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What considerations might have led to the decision to run the ship aground? What did they expect to happen?
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When the ship began to break apart, would people have recognized the fulfillment of what Paul had predicted? Why or why not?
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King James
What reasons might Captain Julius have had for not wanting to kill Paul and the other prisoners?
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King James
How unusual would it have been for 276 swimmers and non-swimmers to all reach land safely?