Day 04 - From Mountaintop to Mountaintop

This was an exciting day, because we have fully transitioned from the Old Testament and the desert time of the children of Israel, up to the New Testament stories in the Galilee. We began our day spending time discussing the background to and meaning of the Sermon on the Mount at the traditional site for the Mount of Beatitudes. We then went down to Tabgha, a beautiful site on the beach; a place where it is likely Jesus commissioned (and later re-commissioned) His disciples. We learned what it means to be a Talmidim (a disciple) of Jesus.

Our next stop took us to Capernaum. This was the center of operations for the ministry of Jesus. Some interesting archeological discoveries were here, accompanied by a great discussion of the humanity of Jesus.

After this we saw Chorazin, a second century town that showed us a great example of what a synagogue looked like, as well as the architecture of “Insula” on display. “In my father’s house are many rooms”, makes so much more sense now that we see how it looked in first century life.

Next we climbed to the top of Mt. Arbel—which had a breathtaking view of all the Sea of Galilee. There we learned exactly what it means that we, the Church, are the bride of Christ. We were also able to gaze over all the spots we visited today. Then we made our way down to the Sea of Galilee where we jumped onto an old fishing boat for a trip across the Sea where we had dinner back at the Ein Gev Kibbutz. It was a very full and enriching day! 

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Sammy & Jeff