Wednesday, May 14, 2008

I shot this video from the City of David. The City of David is located on the Eastern Hill in Jerusalem. It is the area that David conquered from the Jebusites (2 Sam 5:6-7) and was the location of his castle. You will see three mountains on the video, although they really look more like hills. You are looking across the Kidron Valley to these mountains. The first one apparing on the video, on the right, does not have a biblical reference, but is known locally as UN hill. I think the UN has offices there. The middle hill is known as the Hill of Offense. If you look in 1 Kings 11, you will see that on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built high places for false gods. Then to the far left, you will see the Mount of Olives. If I were to keep filming in a complete circle, you would next see Mt. Moriah, or the temple mount. Then you would see the Western Hill. The City of David, or Jerusalem in the time of David, was completely surrounded by mountains. Looking at this scene brought alive the following verse: "As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore." Psalms 125:2. Today we will be doing the New Testament Jerusalem walk.

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