Remembering Israel: Day 9

For our last day in Israel, we had a communion service and visited the Garden Tomb. What an incredible week we had. What do you remember?

Morning Devotional
Our Suffering and the Exalted Savior
Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Remembering Israel: Day 8

This morning we went to the Church of Peter in Gallicantu which is built over the Caiphus house, had a very somber walk through Yad Vashem (the Holocost Memorial), and a trip back into the old city for lunch and shopping.

Gallicantu Devotional
A Psalm Of Despair, Granting Permission To Express Loss Of Hope
Psalm 88

Remembering Israel: Day 7

Today we visited the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized, climbed En Gedi where David hid from Saul, ascended Masada where Herod build a palace, saw Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, went to the Dead Sea where we floated, and toured the Western Temple Wall Tunnel.

Morning Devotional
Turning Our Deserts Into Gardens
Isaiah 35

Qumran Devotional
Acting On Hope and Preserving God’s Word For Our Time
Isaiah 40:1-8

En Gedi Devotional
Ten Years of Faithful Love Toward God and Others
1 Samuel 23:29; Micah 6:8

Remembering Israel: Day 6

Today we started at the Mount of Olives and worked our way down to the Garden of Gethsemane. Next we went back into the old city and saw the Pools of Bethseda and Saint Anne's church. After lunch we hiked down Hezekiah's water tunnel to the Pool of Shiloah. It was another great day in Jerusalem!

Morning Devotional
Restoration of the Kingdom
Micah 4:1-5

Mount of Olives Devotional
The "Earthiness" of the Second Coming
Acts 1:9-12

Jesus Wept Devotional
Jesus Weeping At Impending But Necessary Judgment
Luke 19:41-44

Garden of Gethsemane Devotional
Incarnate God Enters the Pain of Creation, Bearing the Horrible Judgment Due Humanity
Matthew 26:36-46

Pools of Bethesda Devotional
“Raised” To Life Through Messiah
John 5

Remembering Israel: Day 5

We went to the Temple Mount, stopped at the Western Wall, walked the Via Dolorosa, saw the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, went to the Upper Room, and viewed Oskar Schindler's grave (Shhh! Don't tell anybody!).

Morning Devotional
God's Gracious Heart
Psalm 145:8-13

Upper Room Devotional
After the “Last Supper”
Psalm 118

Remembering Israel: Day 4

This morning we went to Beit Shean, then to Jericho, and on to Jerusalem where we started with the model city and the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum. We got our first peek at the old city and Temple Mount before heading to the Dan Jerusalem Hotel.

We could never grow tired of visiting these sites--literally layers upon layers of history. Beth Shan's mosaic-lined streets and Jerhico's 7,000 year-old tower.

Morning Devotional
The Humble Whom God Chooses For Service
Psalm 131

Jericho Devotional

The Humble Women In Jesus’ Genealogy; God Uses the Lowly For His Kingdom
Joshua 2; Hebrews 11:31; James 2; Matthew 1

Promenade Devotional
A Song of Ascents
Psalm 122

Remembering Israel: Day 3

Today we headed to Tel Dan where we saw the head waters of the Jordan River, visited Ceasarea Philippi, drove to the top of the Golan Heights, and sailed across the Sea of Galilee.

Morning Devotional
Our Thirst, But God’s Supply
Isaiah 55

Dan Devotional
Quenching Our Thirst Through False Gods or Seeking the True Water of Life?
1 Kings 12:26-33; Jeremiah 2:9-13;8:16;8:19;14:13

Caesarea Philippi Devotional
A True Confession That Breaks Through the “Gates” to the Underworld of Death
Matthew 16:13-18