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Israel Study Tour with BEMA Discipleship
July 24 - August 11, 2016
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Passion and Love
Today we hiked to the top of Mt. Carmel, the place where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal. His passion and zeal for following God was his driving force and something we should strive for. But in the end, no Israelites returned to God because of him.
As he sits dismayed over the people's stubbornness, there is an earthquake, wind, and fire, but God is not in any of them. Then God comes to him in "a still, small voice," or "the whisper of a lover," teaching him that zeal and passion are great, but love is what changes the hearts of men.
After lunch we hiked to the top of Mt. Arbel to get a good view of the Sea of Galilee and to learn the geography that will help us study the ministry of Jesus in the coming days.
Shalom,
Ashley
Mt. Carmel
Biblically, Mt. Carmel is referenced most often as a symbol of beauty and fertility. To be given the “splendor of Carmel” was to be blessed indeed (Isa 35:2). Solomon praised his beloved: “your head crowns you like Mount Carmel” (Song 7:5). But for Carmel to wither was a sign of devastating judgment (Nahum 1:4).
Mount Arbel
Mount Arbel (Hebrew: הר ארבל, Har Arbel) is a mountain in The Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel, with high cliffs, views of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights, trails to a cave-fortress, and ruins of an ancient synagogue. Mt. Arbel sits across from Mount Nitai; their cliffs were created as a result of the Jordan Rift Valley and the geological faults that produced the valleys.
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