Saturday – Day 3
Wake up calls were at 6:30 but as predicted, most woke up earlier – still adjusting to the 6 hour time difference. Today we see Ceasarea, the Roman aqueduct, Mt. Carmel, Bet She’arim, Megiddo, the Jezreel Valley aka Valley of Armageddon, and Nazareth.
Caesarea was a seaport, built by Herod the Great. The engineering was incredible. But for me, it was special because Paul was held as a prisoner there for 2 years. He kept telling his captors – Felix and Festus, Roman governors - about Jesus. Finally, after appealing to Roman law he is shipped from here to Rome. Even in the hardship of being a prisoner he kept on message. (Acts 23-25)
Looking over the Jezreel Valley from the Tel of Megiddo it was interesting just how many places you could see. To the left was Mt. Carmel, which we had just left, the on the ridge to the north east was Nazareth, then Mt. Tabor (some think this to be the place of the Mt of Transfiguration) then Mt. Moreh (where Gideon defeated the Mideanites) the Mt. Gilboa and Jezreel. A little overwhelming to think as Pastor Carl Green shared that Jesus grew up as a boy overlooking the valley where he will one day conquer the armies of the world. (Rev 16:16)
Wake up calls were at 6:30 but as predicted, most woke up earlier – still adjusting to the 6 hour time difference. Today we see Ceasarea, the Roman aqueduct, Mt. Carmel, Bet She’arim, Megiddo, the Jezreel Valley aka Valley of Armageddon, and Nazareth.
Caesarea was a seaport, built by Herod the Great. The engineering was incredible. But for me, it was special because Paul was held as a prisoner there for 2 years. He kept telling his captors – Felix and Festus, Roman governors - about Jesus. Finally, after appealing to Roman law he is shipped from here to Rome. Even in the hardship of being a prisoner he kept on message. (Acts 23-25)
Looking over the Jezreel Valley from the Tel of Megiddo it was interesting just how many places you could see. To the left was Mt. Carmel, which we had just left, the on the ridge to the north east was Nazareth, then Mt. Tabor (some think this to be the place of the Mt of Transfiguration) then Mt. Moreh (where Gideon defeated the Mideanites) the Mt. Gilboa and Jezreel. A little overwhelming to think as Pastor Carl Green shared that Jesus grew up as a boy overlooking the valley where he will one day conquer the armies of the world. (Rev 16:16)
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I am glad you are posting on here again!
I'm praying for you guys over in Israel. I know everyone will have a great experience over there.
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