Julius Caesar Act 23 Summary

Exegetic Study #5- Acts 27-28 In Acts 26 we see Paul being arrested by the Jews in Rome and then being released but the Jews demand that Paul be put to death so Paul asserts his Roman citizenship and demands to be allowed to plead his case before Caesar. To do this Paul is put on a ship to sail to Rome but he is a prisoner and is under the guard of a centurion named Julius. However the ship runs into rather dreadful weather and the apostle is given a chance to care for the ship’s crew and to witness about Christ once again. In Acts 27 Paul is put on a boat and under the custody of a centurion names Julius. Now centurions were Roman officers who had earned their rank and were used to being in command. We know from our prior reading that
Paul is in the clutches of a Christian killer. But instead of being afraid, overnight he and Julius bond and are friends. The bible is not clear exactly what was done or said but the very next day Julius shows kindness to Paul when the ship docks by allowing Paul to go to his friends so they can attend to his needs. Paul has certainly acquired Julius’ trust if he lets Paul leave and believes Paul will return. Paul must have treated Julius with respect and honor in order to receive such freedom and trust. Anything less and it’s doubtful Julius would have let him off the ship at all! So we see here that even when facing a pagan (non-believer) treat them as Jesus would have. With kindness, respect, and honor and just see if that behavior alone would change your circumstance. That behavior could change the opinion the person has of you, and together the whole circumstance can change for the better and become fertile ground for witnessing about
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