The Maltese
Acts 28:1-14
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.…


an expressive representation of the heathen world.

I. IN THEIR NEED OF REDEMPTION.

1. Their dark superstition (vers. 4-6).

2. Their manifold misery (vers. 8, 9).

II. IN THEIR CAPABILITY OF REDEMPTION.

1. Their friendly hospitality (ver. 2).

2. Their dim knowledge of God (ver. 4).

3. Their lively susceptibility for the impressions of the Divine (ver. 6).

4. Their earnest desire of assistance (ver. 9).

5. Their childlike gratitude (ver. 10).

(K. Gerok.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

WEB: When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.




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