We began today by visiting a mine, then an aquarium on the Red Sea. We viewed the beautiful coral reef from an underwater observatory. Driving north from the southern point of modern day Israel, we left Eliat on the tip of the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba). We visited Solomon's copper mines and discovered an unexpected treasure.
On this site was a full-scale reconstruction of the tabernacle of Moses...the size, color and style as described in Exodus. Our guide on the tour was a Messianic Jew. She walked us piece by piece through the tabernacle explaining the use and relation to it's ultimate fulfillment in Jesus. We entered through the one entrance...because Jesus is the only way to the Father.
We went to the outer court where the altar stood. It was here the sacrifice was offered. Then to the bronze laver for purifying. We entered the holy place with the golden lampstand, the table of showbread and the altar of incense. Then, we entered the Holy of Holies and stood in front of the Ark of the Covenant. We also saw inside the Ark, the tablets of the commandments, Aaron's rod that budded and the jar of manna. What an awesome, amazing time. We were overwhelmed by the presence of God. We worshiped. We prayed. We sang. We wept. What a powerful time in God's presence. This was definitely the highlight of the trip for me, so far. But, Jerusalem is yet to come.
From there we drove to Sodom and Gomorrah and the salt mountains and the Dead Sea, our stop for the night.
Enjoying the Journey,
David
2 comments:
Awesome...I want to go.
Hello,
My name is Anders Branderud, I am 23 years and I am from Sweden.
I have practised Orthodox Judaism through Netzarim (www.netzarim.co.il) in Ra’anana in Israel (led by the Orthodox Jew Paqid Yirmeyahu ha-Tzadiq), who are followers of Ribi Yehoshua (the Messiah) since 2007-05. Before that I was a devoted Christian for 6 years.
You write: “We entered through the one entrance...because Jesus is the only way to the Father.”
le-havdil,
So what does Torah say?
The central tenet of Judaism is expressed in the Shema, where Tanakh states that one is required to do his or her utmost to keep Torah (which includes Halakhah as defined by the beit din in the legitimate Jewish community of Israel) and that only those who DO (not merely believe) this qualify for kipur [atonement] and resulting portion in olam ha-ba ["heaven"]. The Torah IS the expression--and THE expression taught by Ribi Yehoshua--of how to treat both the Almighty and one's neighbor with love. The NT, by contrast, is a post-135 C.E. Roman-Hellenist displacement counterfeit--and faith in a counterfeit Christ cannot provide "salvation."
The name of the historical Jesus was Ribi Yehoshua.
That Ribi Yehoshua was a Pharisee [the research of Scholars in leading universities implies this] implies that you need to practise his Torah-teachings if want to follow him. You do that by practising Torah (including oral Torah, which is the application of the commandments in Torah; see “Mishpat” and “Halakhah” at Glossaries in the first page at the above website)!
From Anders Branderud
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