Wow! Today was our first full day in Israel, and it was amazing. We started off this morning with orientation. After lunch, we took a 5 hour walking tour of the Old City. We went to the Church of the Holy Seplecure. That is the probable site of Golgatha and the tomb of Jesus. It was a powerful experience to be there and consider the sacrifice of Jesus for us and His resurrection power! Another highlight was the Wailing Wall, which I filmed and hopefully the video works for you. That is the Western Wall of the temple compound, and dates back to the days of Jesus. In other words, it housed the temple where Jesus taught. Beyond the Wailing Wall is the temple mount. So why is the Wailing Wall so significant for the Jews? Why don't they just go to the temple mount to worship and pray? First, it is a Muslim holy site. Secondly, they would be afraid that they would accidentally set foot on the location of the Holy of Holies. Therefore, this wall is the safest place to worship where they can be closest to the Holy of Holies and the temple mount, without fear of accidentally treading upon it.
I will post some pictures later tonight, hopefully.
1 comment:
Dear Brad,
Thanks for posting this blog. I think the project is fantastic and appreciate your efforts to share it.
God bless,
Gradfather Walter
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