Paul, having been falsely accused and imprisoned, was transported by ship to Rome under military escort. Heavy storms blew the ship off course and caused it to break up near the island of Malta. God’s protection meant Paul finally arrived in Rome having survived both a storm, a shipwreck and a snake bite.
It is important to note God’s providence in all of these events. Paul finds himself protected from the Jews by Roman officials and preparing to travel by sea to Rome. This turn of events fulfils the words Jesus had spoken to Paul in an earlier appearance in Jerusalem .
“The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, ‘Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.’” Acts 23:11, NIV
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