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Israel Study Tour with The Church at Rocky Peak
April 22 - May 3, 2018
Led by Michael Yearley
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 9
posted on Thursday May 03 2018 at 2:50 am UTC
Today we embraced the beginning of the end as we embark on our last day in Israel. We took a short drive and entered through the dung gate to enter the Temple Mount. Here we learned about Passover and that it was the site that Mary and Joseph left Jesus. From there we traveled to the Western Wall...
Day 8
posted on Wednesday May 02 2018 at 2:59 am UTC
Ah Jerusalem! Twenty four hundred feet above sea level, chock full of intrigue & History! Our day’s story started at King David’s Palace, followed by wading through the now-mid-thigh waters of King Hezekiah’s Tunnel, the City’s then-ancient water source. That water was...
Day 7
posted on Tuesday May 01 2018 at 2:30 am UTC
In the wee hours of the morning the team woke with the moon still shining over the Sea of Galilee. It was time to leave the Kibbutz and head over to Jerusalem. On the way we drove through the West Bank, which is the biblical territory of Judea and Samaria. We landed at our first destination Qumran...
Day 6
posted on Monday April 30 2018 at 2:18 am UTC
This morning, we journeyed from land to sea and stepped foot onto a large boat on the Sea of Galilee. With a clear blue sky, sun above, and the calm deep blue sea, we set sail and started our morning singing worship songs. After a short teaching from Pastor Michael, our tour guide gave us a brief...
Day 5
posted on Sunday April 29 2018 at 2:13 am UTC
We began by hiking up the Mount of the Beatitudes, and there - while we all looked out over the Sea of Galilee - Michael read the Sermon on the Mount from the Bible. We then drove through the Hula Valley to the Springs of Dan where we walked through the ruins of the northern temple. Next, we...
Day 4
posted on Saturday April 28 2018 at 2:33 am UTC
We woke up to a beautiful morning with a message from Michael and a powerful time of worship by the Sea of Galilee. With our spirits renewed we set out for the day - first to Chorazin and learned about houses and Jewish customs at the synagogue ruins, then to Tabgha and saw the site where many believe...
Day 3
posted on Friday April 27 2018 at 2:08 am UTC
Traveled to Caesarea and learned about Herod the Great, sat in a recently excavated hippodrome while we listened to Michael teach, experienced a spectacular view from the top of Mount Carmel where Elisha took on the prophets of Baal, visited the ruins of the chariot city of Megiddo, and enjoyed sunset...
Day 2
posted on Thursday April 26 2018 at 6:42 am UTC
Full of biblical inspiration during a long and beautiful hike through the Wilderness of Zin, a climb up the canyon wall, a camel ride in the desert hillside, lunch in the Bedouin tents, and floating in the Dead Sea! ...
Preparing for Israel
posted on Tuesday March 13 2018 at 4:38 pm UTC
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