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Read Acts 27:13-15. What role does the wind play in this story?
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This was a frontal system that typically arrived in Winter. The ship was not able to stay on course.
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Luke was referring to a Nor’Easter which occurs when a cold air mass swirls over a warm body of water. It was a violent spring time wind. The wind would have driven the boat into shallow waters of the Syrtis Sands.
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The wind created a situation that was completely beyond their control. They were at the mercy of the wind and the waves and could only respond to this circumstance but could not interact with it. As they grew weary of being battered about, they lost all hope.
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I believe this passage of scripture is discussing the frontal winds which can cause high winds which can be dangerous.
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This would have been a squall, and a very high wind, hurricane force. The ship was wrecked.