We began today at the site of the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount. We went from there to a display of the 'Jesus Boat', a boat discovered from the time of Christ. We then boarded a wooden boat for Capernaum. Many biblical accounts of the Sea of Galilee came to mind: jesus calming the storm, walking on the water and the miraculous catch of fish all happened on this small lake... 2 miles by 12 miles in size. We had a great time of worship.
In Capernaum, we visited the synagogue where Jesus taught and read three chapters from the Torah (Deut. 33-34; Gen. 1) So much happened in this city that was Jesus' home after He left Nazareth. Here Jesus taught in the synagogue and cast out a demon on the Sabbath. Later that day, he healed Peter's mother-in-law (we saw Peter's house, too) and when evening had come (after the Sabbath ended) they brought Him the sick and demon possessed and he healed them all. It was here in Capernaum that the paralytic was lowered through the roof by his four friends.
In the afternoon, we visited the site of the Feeding of the 5000 and drove to Caesarea Philipi where Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" in this pagan area of the country with great temples to Greek gods, Pan and Zeus, Peter's reply has great weight, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."
We ended another long day at sundown with baptism in the Jordan River.
Enjoying the Journey,
David
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