Acts 27:18-20

Acts 27:18-20

[18] And  being exceedingly  tossed with a tempest,  the next  day they lightened the ship;  [19] And  the third  day we cast out  with our own hands  the tackling  of the ship.  [20] And  when neither  sun  nor  stars  in  many  days  appeared,  and  no  small  tempest  lay on  us, all  hope  should be saved  then  taken away. 

What does Acts 27:18-20 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Evidently the ship was taking on so much water that the captain decided to jettison the wheat on board as well as other cargo and all but the most essential tackle (cf. Jonah 1:5). He kept some wheat on board probably for ballast as well as for food ( Acts 27:38).