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Bethel Bible Church Presents:
October 29 - November 9, 2017
Led by Eric Barton
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Trip Blog Posts
A deeper affection
posted on Thursday November 09 2017 at 1:16 am UTC
We started this morning on the Mount of Olives overlooking the Kidron Valley and the Eastern Gate of Temple Mount. After reading about Jesus’ last week and observing communion among the Gethsemane olive trees, we walked down the path that Jesus took as he entered Jerusalem amid hosannas and praises. Once...
Jerusalem
posted on Wednesday November 08 2017 at 1:02 am UTC
We started the day in Jerusalem early by heading to Temple Mount. The enormity of the platform Herod created is hard to fathom. The walls were 80 feet high and the eastern & western walls were 500 years long. This was an unbelievable feat from a man who wanted to show who was king. The grandeur and...
Leaving Galilee
posted on Tuesday November 07 2017 at 12:48 am UTC
LEAVING THE SEA OF GALILEE We were sad to leave Galilee- “The Land of Jesus”. We had magnificent sunsets and moon rises. BUT we had a joyous event before our departure. One of our own, Nathie, was baptized in the Jordan- Sea of Galilee. No doves appeared, but it still was a spiritually uplifting...
Who do you say that I am?
posted on Sunday November 05 2017 at 10:32 pm UTC
We started off day 6 in the area known during Jesus’ time as the Decapolis/pagan region. Pastor Eric started us off with reading from Mark 4:35-41 about Jesus calming the sea emphasizing His sovereignty over all creation. Pastor Eric continued the teaching into Mark 5 about Jesus healing the man with...
The pinnacle of all existence
posted on Sunday November 05 2017 at 3:40 am UTC
Our day began very early this morning. Wake up call was at 4:30 am due to a bicycling race around Galilee. The roads were going to be closed by 6:00 AM so we headed away from the sea of Galilee for another amazing day. Our first stop was to Mt. Precipice. This mountain stands between two major sites....
Walking by faith
posted on Friday November 03 2017 at 11:58 pm UTC
Wow! What a jam-packed day we had today! Sea of Galilee The day started out with a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee. We paused midway and took time to read Matthew 14:22-33 where Jesus walks on water in the storm and Peter's faith is lacking when he steps out onto the water and he begins to sink....
The God that saves
posted on Friday November 03 2017 at 2:35 am UTC
We began our day at En Gedi – the “spring of the young goat” or the “spring of the ibex.” This is where David hid from Saul and was betrayed by his countrymen, the Ziphites. And so, it is here where he mournfully & sorrowfully writes psalms like Psalm 42, 54, & 63. It is a desert climate,...
Wilderness
posted on Thursday November 02 2017 at 2:29 am UTC
We started this morning at Masada, the ancient complex built by Herod the Great on a high plateau in the desert overlooking the Dead Sea. Here, zealous Jews made a final, tragic stand against the Roman Empire, choosing death over surrender; and Masada still remains in the hearts and lore of Israeli Jews...
Shephelah
posted on Wednesday November 01 2017 at 12:55 am UTC
This morning we began our adventure near Kiriath Jearim, where the Ark of the Covenant was returned to the Israelites by the Philistines. We learned about how the Lord demonstrated his own trustworthiness through the people’s most basic needs: food, living water, shelter, and protection. Each of the...
Arrived safe and sound!
posted on Tuesday October 31 2017 at 12:50 am UTC
We arrived safely & soundly on Monday evening, October 31st in Tel Aviv, Israel with no issues or significant challenges at all. All are in good spirits & looking forward to what The Lord will show us in His Word while we walk through the land. We will not get a lot of sleep tonight, but are starting...
Preparing for Israel
posted on Saturday October 28 2017 at 6:05 pm UTC
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