Who rowed the ships in ancient times and what happened to them?
In ancient times, slaves rowed the ships, working in the lower, hot areas of the vessel. They rowed until they died, and then their bodies were pitched overboard. They had no material goods, and their lives were considered completely worthless.
Les explains that the rowers in the ships of those days were slaves positioned in the lower, hot areas of the ship. They rowed until they died, and then they were pitched overboard. They had none of this world's goods. He uses this to illustrate how the Lord Jesus took Himself to the depths of being a slave, with absolutely nothing of this world's goods to call His own, though He is the Almighty God in the person of Christ, made in the likeness of men.