Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat upon us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

1. They do not know their location. Sun and stars were the primary guide points for ships at sea. The storm has tossed them in every direction. Many days into the storm they have not seen stars at night nor the sun during the day.

2. Again Luke used the "no small" phrase to let us know this was huge. He tells us how huge this was.

1. No hope. People are now preparing to die. They know that there is no hope. The ship can't take much more. It will break apart and all will die.

2. No rescue. They also knew that there would be no other ships nearby to come to their aid. Even if they jump into the sea, they do not know where they are, and there is no one to save them.

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