Over forty Jewish men had taken a vow to kill Paul, and the chief captain sent two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen,and two hundred spearmen to escort Paul to Felix the governor.  He was taking no chances with having harm come to Paul, already afraid from his actions so far.  God had told Paul that he was to go to Rome, and now he was providing him an armed escort.  We can trust God to provide well above what is needed for us to do His will.  The Jewish leaders agreed to the plot, and the government officials worked to stop it.  They were to leave with Paul during the night.  Some interpret it as three hours past sunset and others at three hours past midnight.  Either way, the chief captain wasn't waiting for morning.  We need to be as ready to move for God, day or night.  He wrote a letter to Felix, explaining why he was sending Paul to him.  He called Felix the most excellent governor, maybe still being a little nervous about what he had done to Paul and wanting to get in the good graces of Felix.  He told about how the Jews had tried to kill Paul and how he had rescued him since he knew he was a Roman.  He failed to mention how he had thought Paul was an Egyptian, had him arrested and bound, and was ready to scourge him.  I don't think we would find it unusual that people in power do their best to make themselves look good, especially to those above them.  He said after he rescued Paul, he took him before their council, since he perceived that he was accused of something to do with Jewish law.  Even then, he saw nothing worthy of death or bonds.  He was presenting more facts than he had gained at the time he had arrested Paul.  Again, when some people attempt to defend themselves today, they may suddenly present facts that they should have known but chose to ignore.  We as Christians have a responsibility to know the facts before hand and act from knowledge of what is really happening.  He said when he found out that the Jews had a plot to kill Paul, he sent him to Felix so he could find out the truth from the Jews.  This is what we would call passing the buck.  As Christians, we need to confront things that are wrong and stand firm instead of trying to pass the responsibility on to someone else.