And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
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Interpretation
Those who launch forth on the ocean of this world, with a fair gale, know not what storms they may meet with; and therefore must not easily take it for granted that they have obtained their purpose. Let us never expect to be quite safe till we enter heaven.
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This thought runs through Acts 27:11-15.
Glossary
- Crete Place
- Biblical island. Modern identification: Crete.
- Fair Havens Place
- A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea ( Acts 27:8 ). Modern identification: Kaloi Limenes.
- Phoenix Place
- Properly Phoenix a palm-tree (as in the R. V. ), a town with a harbour on the southern side of Crete ( Acts 27:12 ), west of the Fair Havens. It is now called Lutro. Modern identification: Finikas.