Day 4
Today we began our day by traveling to the ancient city of
Capernaum. Several of Jesus’ miracles
occurred in this town including the healing of the paralyzed man who was
lowered through the roof of a village home. (Mark 2:1-12) Capernaum is also believed to be the home of
the Apostle Peter. Many ruins of ancient
homes and an old synagogue still remain today.
The second site was at the Mt. of Beatitudes. It was here that Jesus preached the sermon
of Beatitudes. (Matt 5:3-12) Today a
church built by the Italian government sits on top of the hill. We then visited the source of the Jordan River. We saw streams of fresh water gathering
together feeding the Jordan River. It
was such an awesome feeling just to see the river where the Lord Jesus was
Baptized. We walked a trail along the
Jordan River on our way to a site in the city of Dan where detestable pagan
rituals where performed by Israelites in the Old Testament, rituals such as
worshiping the second golden calf (1 Kings 12:25-33.) [Interesting facts: #1) The Jordan River sits
on a fault separating the Asian and African Continents. #2) Dan is the only
tribe not mentioned in the gathering of the tribes in the Book of
Revelation.] After eating at a Lebanese
restaurant, we then visited Ceasarea Philipi.
It was here that Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ. Finally we visited Bethsaida the place where
Jesus fed 5000 people with 2 loaves of bread and 5 fishes (Luke 9:10-17.) At every location we read relevant scriptures
and our tour guide Mickey briefly gave encouraging messages in relation to the
scriptures. We finished our day pleasing
the ladies by doing shopping in the town of Tabariyeh which is the location of
the ancient city of Tiberias.
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Hoy comenzamos nuestro día viajando a la
ciudad antigua de Cafarnaúm. Varios
milagros de Jesús ocurrió en esta ciudad,
incluyendo la curación del paralítico
que fue bajado por el techo de una casa de pueblo. (Marcos 2:1-12)
Cafarnaúm también se cree para ser la casa del apóstol Pedro. Muchas ruinas de casas
antiguas y una antigua sinagoga siguen siendo hoy
en día. El segundo sitio fue en
el Monte. de las Bienaventuranzas.
Fue aquí donde Jesús predicó el sermón de las Bienaventuranzas. (Mateo 5:3-12) Hoy
una iglesia construida por el gobierno
italiano se encuentra en la cima
de la colina. A continuación,
visitamos el nacimiento del río
Jordán. Era una sensación tan increíble
sólo para ver el río, donde el Señor Jesús fue bautizado. Caminamos un sendero a
lo largo del río Jordán en
nuestro camino a un sitio en la
ciudad de Dan, donde los rituales
paganos detestables que llevan a cabo por Israel en el Antiguo Testamento, los rituales,
tales como la adoración del becerro de
oro (1 Reyes 12:25-33). [datos de interés: # 1) El río Jordán se encuentra en una falla que separa los continentes de Asia y África. # 2) Dan es la única tribu que
no se menciona en la reunión de las tribus en el libro de Apocalipsis.] Después
de comer en un restaurante libanés, fuimos a Cesarea Filipo.
Fue aquí que Pedro confesó que Jesús es el Cristo. Finalmente visitamos Betsaida
el lugar donde Jesús alimentó a 5,000 personas con 2 panes
y 5 peces (Lucas 9:10-17.) En cada lugar
leemos escrituras pertinentes y nuestro guía Mickey dio brevemente
mensajes alentadores en relación con
las Escrituras. Terminamos nuestro
día complacer a
las damas al hacer compras en
la ciudad de Tabariyeh que es la ubicación de la antigua ciudad
de Tiberíades.
Matthew 5
Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth...
Luke 9:10b-11,13-14,16
Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. --- But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.” For there were about five thousand men. --- Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
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| On the bus, beautiful scenery |
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| Mr. & Mrs Reid at Capernaum |
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| The Entrance to Capernaum |
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| Ruins from the ancient city of Capernaum |
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| Ruins from an ancient Synagogue in Capernaum |
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| Ruins from an ancient Synagogue in Capernaum |
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| Ruins from the ancient city of Capernaum |
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| Ruins of what's believed to be St. Peter's home |
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| View of the Galilean Sea |
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| On the Mt. of Beatitudes. |
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| Jordan River source |
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| Walking the Jordan River Trail in the Rain |
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| Ruins from the City of Dan |
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| Tour guide Mickey giving a lecture at Ceasarea Philipi |
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| Site of pagan worship in the land inhabited by the tribe of Dan |
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| Atop Bethsaida |
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| Lecture at Bethsaida |
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| Walking down from Bethsaida |
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| Onto the Bus Again |
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