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Verse Acts 28:5. _SHOOK OFF THE BEAST INTO THE FIRE, AND FELT NO
HARM._] This is a presumptive evidence that the viper did not _bite_
St. Paul: it fastened on his hand, but had no power to injure him....
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AND HE SHOOK OFF ... - In this was remarkably fulfilled the promise of
the Saviour Mark 16:18; “They shall take up serpents,” etc....
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CHAPTER 28
_ 1. In the Island of Melita (Acts 28:1)._
2. The arrival in Rome (Acts 28:11).
3. Paul calling the chief of the Jews and his message (Acts 28:17).
Melita, which means “honey,” is the i...
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THE INHABITANTS OF MALTA. The inhabitants of Malta were of Phoenician
extraction; they are called barbarians in Acts 28:2, as they spoke
another language than Greek; inscriptions in two languages are...
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When we had been brought safely to shore, we recognized that the
island was Malta. The natives showed us quite extraordinary kindness
for they lit a bonfire and brought us all to it because of the rai...
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AND HE. He then indeed.
SHOOK OFF. Greek. _apotinasso_. Only here, and Luke 9:5.
FELT. suffered.
NO. nothing. Greek. _oudeis._
HARM. evil. Greek. _kakos._ App-128....
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_And_[_R. V._Howbeit] _he shook off the beast_ The rendering of the
particles by the _R. V._is to be preferred. The verb is the same which
is used (Luke 9:5) of shaking off dust from the feet. The ide...
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Acts 28:1-10. THE SHIPWRECKED COMPANY HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED IN MALTA.
PAUL, BITTEN BY A VIPER, FEELS NO HURT. CURE OF THE FATHER OF THE
CHIEF MAGISTRATE...
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_PAUL KINDLY RECEIVED AT MELITA ACTS 28:1-10:_ The 276 people all
safely reached the shore on the island of (Melita) Malta. The local
people received them and were friendly to them. They were willing...
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ΆΠΟΤΙΝΆΞΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΆΠΟΤΙΝΆΣΣΩ
(G660) стряхивать,
ΈΠΑΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΆΣΧΩ (G236) страдать,
ΚΑΚΌΝ (G2556) _асс. n._ вред, зло,
отрицательное влияние....
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DISCOURSE: 1816
PAUL BITTEN BY A VIPER, AND UNINJURED
Acts 28:3. _And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid
them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on
his han...
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AND HE SHOOK OFF THE BEAST— This was exactly agreeable to what our
Lord had promised that his disciples should do. See Mark 16:18. Luke
10:19 and compare with this the miracles of Moses, Exodus 4:2; E...
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MELITA. Acts 28:1-10.
Acts 28:1
And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called
Melita.
Acts 28:2
And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a
fire, and re...
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See notes on verse 3...
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And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
AND HE SHOOK OFF THE BEAST INTO THE FIRE, AND FELT NO HARM. (SEE _
.)_...
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34 It is practically impossible to prepare meals in such a storm as
they had encountered and the constant toil and apprehension would take
away all desire for food. But now that land was near they dou...
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28:5 however, (e-2) Or 'much rather.' 'however' is weak, but is I
believe the best word....
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ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16)
17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 28
ON THE ISLAND CALLED MALTA, 28:1-10
V1 We arrived on the shore. We discovered that the island was called
Malta. V2 The people who lived there...
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ἀποτ.: only in Luke, Luke 9:5, in parallel in Matt. and Mark,
ἐκτ., _cf._ Lamentations 2:7, and in classical Greek, Eur.,
_Bacch._, 253. ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν, _cf._ Mark
16:18; Luke 10:19....
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KINDNESS RICHLY REPAID
Acts 28:1
It is pleasant to read of the kindness of these Maltese. In humanity
everywhere there are kindly traits, and often there will be ready help
for the really destitute....
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On land new perils threatened. While gathering sticks for a fire, a
viper fastened on the apostle's hand. Shaking it off, he was unharmed.
This convinced those who watched that he was divine, and they...
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They soon discovered the island's name was Malta. The natives, who
were descendants of Phoenicia, did not speak Greek, but they did show
considerable kindness to those recently shipwrecked. Paul helpe...
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And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called
Melita. (2) And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for
they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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5._Shaking off the viper. _The shaking off of the viper is a token of
a quiet mind. For we see how greatly fear doth trouble and weaken men;
and yet you must not think that Paul was altogether void...
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At Melita we find him again exercising his accustomed power among that
barbarous people. One sees that God is with him. Evangelisation does
not, however, appear in the account of his sojourn there, or...
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AND HE SHOOK OFF THE BEAST INTO THE FIRE,.... Having held it a while,
and as being master of it, and as not being afraid of it, though it
was the ready way to provoke it to fasten on him again:
AND F...
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And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
Ver. 5. _And he shook off the beast_] So should we do false and
slanderous reports; or rather make a good use of them; as the skilful
apoth...
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_And he shook off_, &c. Greek, αποτιναξας το θηριον,
_having shaken off the venomous animal_ into the fire, (the power of
Christ interposing to preserve him,) he _felt no harm_ Received no
injury, and...
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THE JOURNEY FROM MELITA TO ROME.
Paul again in peril:...
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Very soon contacting inhabitants, they found that the island was
called Melita, present day Malta. The people are called "barbarous,"
which only means they were not Greek or Jewish -- not the cultured...
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BUT HE SHOOK OFF THE CREATURE INTO THE FIRE AND SUFFERED NO HARM.
1. He shook off the creature. This is the natural reaction to being
bitten.
2. The snake is back in the fire - and apparently dies....
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Paul immediately shakes off the creature (a natural reaction) and goes
on with his business....
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1-10 God can make strangers to be friends; friends in distress. Those
who are despised for homely manners, are often more friendly than the
more polished; and the conduct of heathens, or persons call...
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As Daniel in the lion's den. God is the God of nature, and the most
natural properties are restrained when he pleases, and cannot be
exerted without his concurrence. Thus the promises our blessed Savi...
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Acts 28:5 But G3303 G3767 off G660 (G5660) creature G2342 into G1519
fire G4442 suffered G3958 (G5627) no G3762 harm G2556
felt - Numbers 21:6-9; Psalms 91:13; Mark 16:18;...
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‘However that may be he shook off the creature into the fire, and
took no harm.'
But whatever the barbarians thought he shook off the creature into the
fire and took no harm. We note that he did not...
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Acts 28:5. FELT NO HARM. We see here part of the fulfilment of the
promise in Mark 16:12, words which were doubtless fulfilled in other
instances likewise....
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SHOOK OFF
(αποτιναξας). First aorist active participle of
αποτινασσω, to shake off. Rare word (Euripides, Galen, LXX).
In N.T. only here and Luke 9:5....
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Acts 28:1. _And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island
was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little
kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, bec...
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CONTENTS: The landing at Melita. Miracle of the viper's bite. Healing
of Publius' father. Paul's arrival at Rome and his ministry there to
the Jews. Paul turns to the Gentiles.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Hol...
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Acts 28:1. _Melita,_ now Malta. This island seems to have been
inhabited by runaways, for _melim,_ in the language of Carthage, is to
escape. It was inhabited by a colony of refugees from Carthage, a...
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THE ISLAND WAS CALLED MALTA. Also called Melita, but not to be
confused with the Melita on the coast of Illyricum. This is the island
south of Sicily. It is about sixty miles in circumference. THE
NAT...
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_And when they were escaped then they knew._
TOMORROW, A REVEALER
A great many things are clearer today than they were last night.
Tomorrow will clear up some of the mysteries of today. Weird shapes...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 28:1. The best authorities read, “And when _we_ were escaped,
then _we_ knew”—lit., _And having been saved, then we knew_, or
learned (by intercourse with the inhabitants) MEL...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 28:1
We for _they, _A.V. and T.R. (twice). WAS CALLED. It reads as if it
was the answer to their question to the natives, "What is this island
called?" MELITA. That Melita is the isla...
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Tonight we'd like to just go through the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts
and finish this book so that next Sunday night we move into the first
two Chapter s of Romans. That's your reading assignment for...
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John 3:14; John 3:15; Luke 10:19; Mark 16:18; Numbers 21:6; Psalms
91:13; Revelation 9:3; Revelation 9:4; Romans 16:20...
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The beast [τ ο θ η ρ ι ο ν]. Luke uses the word in the same
way as the medical writers, who employed it to denote venomous
serpents, and particularly the viper; so much so that an antidote,
made chief...
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Having shaken off the venomous animal, he suffered no harm — The
words of an eminent modern historian are, "No venomous kind of serpent
now breeds in Malta, neither hurts if it be brought thither from...