May 14,2020

“So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.” (Acts 27:2 NKJV)

    Paul is heading to Rome with Aristarchus and the we includes Luke. During this time in history very few ships went far from shore and they used very convoluted routes to keep close to shore in case of trouble.

    We are given a lot of information in this verse so a deeper look at some of the important parts would be helpful.

Adramyttium – is a seaport of Mysia and the word means “I shall abide in death”

Asia – at this time Asia corresponded to Turkey

Aristarchus – his name means “the best ruler”

    This is just a small part of a harrowing trip that competes with any thriller movie. Again and again it seems Paul will not complete the journey to Rome because of danger. But he will.