Greetings from the road,
On Monday we started early on the Mount of B-Attitudes where Christ gave His Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7). After the Mount of B-Attitudes we traveled to Nazareth to see the 1st century farm that has been excavated to show how the village (kafar) of Nazareth would have looked during the time of Christ. The land is not just an archeological excavation, but also a working farm with actors who dress up to give you the affect of a 1st century Jewish village. After the village in Nazareth we took a trip to a mount side outside of the city. The mount side is a location where the Jews wanted to take Jesus to kill Him after He read to them from Isaiah, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me" indicating He is the Messiah (Luke 4:16-30)
Ephrat, our tour guide, and Shimon, our bus driver took the group west through the Jezreel Valley to Tel Megiddo. Tel Megiddo is an ancient city loaded with history from the Canaanite Period extending into modern times. We spent a moment in God's Work at Megiddo remembering the omniscience of God and His sovereignty over history knowing that God has already written history and by His grace He has given us insight into the last days through His Word as we read Revelation 16. Although Tel Megiddo is an ancient city destroyed several times over God still has plans to use it to manifest His glory in the last days.
We ended our day with a magnificent view of the Jezreel Valley from Mount Gilboa where Saul and his army fell to the Philistines.
More updates on where we have been and where we are going coming soon.
Your Co-Leader and Troublemaker,
Chris
1 comment:
Shalom Adventurers.
I've been praying that God would give you all a smooth transition into the touring part of your trip. You may miss where you were, but I hope that doesn't take away from the joy the Lord has for you where you are now. What a privilege to walk in the places of the Bible!!! I've been told that once you're there you never look at Scripture the same way again. May you all be blessed during this special time! I'd like to end with a question. How is it that you ended up with 2 troublmakers as leaders for the trip? Heeheehee. Hey, as long as nobody throws a ball at anyone's face... sorry, couldn't resist.
Stay safe and enjoy the rest of the trip!!!
Love,
Dawn
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