July 13th

The last day of class.
We returned to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher; to end one portion of the narrative and begin a new. Cyndi read Psalm 22.
John 20:15. When Mary mistakes Jesus for the gardner; was it a mistake? Who was the first gardner; wasn't it Adam? Who is the second Adam? Jesus, the Christ.  Layers upon layers, running through the Scriptures.

Luke 24:13. The two men meet a stranger they do not recognize as Jesus. Jesus ended up interrpreting to them, all the Scriptures concerning Him.

Acts 1:6.
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We travelled to Samaria, the West Bank, an area they could not enter two years ago. We went to see Jacob's Well.  John 4:4.
Many tasted the water from the well; there were no pictures allowed at the well itself.

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Samaria / Sabaste
This is an area fully explored by archaeologists. The area is very poor, since tourists had to stop coming here for such a long period. Most of the ruins have been covered over again, and orchards planted on top of them.

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Caesarea

Herod loved to go against nature, moving hills, building virtual water parks in the desert, so it's no surprise that he builds a harbor where there is no natural one. He wanted to be closer to his beloved Rome.

Peter was in Lydda and Joppa, south of Caesarea. Acts 9:32 and 9:36. In Acts 10, the centurion, Cornelius, is told to send for Peter in Joppa. In Acts 25, Festus kept Paul imprisoned in Caesarea.

As you can see from the pictures, what a beautiful setting this is, on the Mediterranean Sea.

Final Quote from Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:23-24 (ESV) ²³ Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,
²⁴ but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."

The class is over; the learning continues.