The Journey to Rome: The Winter Spent in Malta

The Acts of the Apostles

The Growth and Expansion of the Church to the Ends of the Earth

Acts 13:1-28:31 (15)

Was Paul a Super Christian?

! Paul needed encouragement like everyone else.

E. Paul’s Arrest and Journey to Rome (21:17-28:29)

1. Paul’s Arrest and Trial in Jerusalem (21:17-23:22)

2. Paul’s Transfer to and Trial in Caesarea (23:23-26:32)

3. Paul’s Journey to Rome While Incarcerated (27:1-28:15)

a. The Journey to Rome Meet with Difficulties (27:1-44)

b. The Winter Spent in Malta (28:1-10)

1) Safely on Shore (28:1-6)

(a) Hospitably Embraced (28:1-2)

! natives (barbaros) barbarian

did not speak Greek or Latin, not

hellenized

! kindness (philanthropia) philanthropy

a love of man

(b) Superstitiously Evaluated (28:3-6)

(1) Assumed Guilty (28:3-4)

(2) Assumed Innocent (28:5-6)

2) Welcomed Socially (28:7-10)

(a) The Kindness of Publius (28:7)

(b) The Need of Publius’s Father (28:8-10)

(1) The Healing of Publius’ Father (28:8)

(2) The Outcome of His Healing (28:9-10)

c. The Journey to Rome is Completed (28:11-16)

1) Requisitioning a Ship (28:11)

2) Stage One: By Ship (28:12-13)

3) A Respite (28:14)

4) Stage Two: By Foot (28:15)

5) Settling in Rome (28:16)