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| Getting ready for the day, checking email really quick! 8am leave hotel |
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| Aww, Cookie Crisp in TIBERIAS, who would think? So happy! We stopped by the edge of the Sea of Galilee, early in the morning before heading north to Capernaum, where so many wonderful events and teaching of the Savior took place. We then stopped at the Mount of Beatitudes where we pondered the great truths delivered by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. We passed the Canaanite city of Hazor on our way to Tel Dan. Here Jeroboam erectd a golden calf for the Israelites to worship. The restored walls and gates give us an excellent idea of the fortifications Joshua would have faced as he conquered the land. We visited Banias, known as Caesarea Philippi in the days of Jesus. This is where the Savior asked his disciples, "Whom do ye say that I am?" We then return to the Leonardo Plaza for our final night in Galilee. |
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| GALILEE |
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| Day 10 |
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| CITY OF JESUS (MATTHEW 4:13-17) APOSTLES CALLED (LUKE 5:27-39; MATTHEW 11:20-24) PETER'S HOME (MATTHEW 8:13-17) MOST MIRACLES (MATTHEW 9:1-8; MATTHEW 11:20-24) CENTURION'S SERVANT (MATTHEW 8:5-13) |
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| Simon Peter's house foundation! |
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| Ark of the Covenant carved in stone |
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| MOUNT OF BEATITUDES (MATTHEW 5,6,7) "SERMON ON MOUNT" (LUKE 6:12-29; NEPHI 12,13,14; D&C 58:26-29; D & C 84:81-84) |
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| Notes from our Journal: Tiberias is the village next to the Sea of Galilee. Tagka, Caperinum, Biet Cidar, Corizen are also villages where Jesus spent most of his life. The Sea of Galilee means "place of multiple fish (John 21) Capernum- Matt 13- Peter & brothers James & John- This is where Christ heals the centurion (from the ceiling, Jarius' daughter; sower; issues of blood; withered hand; coin in the fishes mouth- ALL RIGHT HERE IN CAPERNAUM Christ said (Matt 17) "Notwithstanding should be more in our lives- I don't want to offend , do it even if you don't have to so that you don't offend- Have more "notwithstanding" moments in our lives. Luke 5 Need more nevertheless times in our lives. Forsake all and follow Him. God tends to call us when the nets are full, not empty - It's harder when the nets are full, accept it or learn the will of the Lord- John 6- Feed 5000 John 6 :59 - Hear & read my words spiritually not literal (passover is just over this past week) Mount of Beatitudes- Matt 5 1 Corinthians 13 Matt 7 - Sermon on the Mount is lifting good people to be better Tel Dan- Golden Calf- you can see Lebanon- Syrian mine fields, Golan Heights, MT of Transfiguration, Hermon Stream. "We need to be intellectually uncertain and not superficially sure! Syrian View- you can take pictures but not behind you toward Israeli Military camp "Think of things figuratively or literally" (Jonah & The Whale, NOah & The Ark) Road to Damaskus- Ephesians, religion is to RE-TIE us to God & also to each other! 1 Corinthians 13 Acts 9- Paul goes to Damaskas, Arabia (Petra) Some Religions can shut down the brain from thinking & the heart from feeling (9/11, etc) |
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| Now we move on to Tel Dan. JERICHO -(TEL) WALLS FELL (JOSHUA 6:13-20) ACHAN SINNED (JOSHUA 7) ELISHA HEALS WATERS (2 KINGS 2:19-22) TAX COLLECTOR CONVERTED (LUKE 19:1-27) |
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| This was a "thrown" for the king |
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| Our bus. |
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| Yellow signs are warning of land mines, do not enter! |
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| Syria with the border fence in the foreground |
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| A large truck exploded in front of us just before we got to it coming the other direction. 5pm- we just past the fence between Israel & Syria- no photos are aloud to be taken towards Israel military base, only towards Syrian fence. No tanks 10-15 miles from boarder fence on both side. We don't know what happened to cause this explosion but we did hear gun fire and bombs going off when we were stopped several miles up the road. We had to turn our bus around on the 2 lane road and head back a different direction. It was tense. |
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