The Storm and the Shipwreck: Acts 27:13-44

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

The journey to Rome had begun badly. Late season sailing. Contrary winds. But a gentle south wind appeared—their chance. They sailed from Fair Havens, hoping to reach a better harbor.

Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.

Before very long—the gentle wind became a monster. Hurricane force—the Greek word typhonikos gives us typhoon. The Northeaster—a famous killer of ships. Sudden, violent, inescapable.