The Sea of Galilee…what a gorgeous way to end a day of touring! As we drive into the city of Tiberias, the large body of water is captivating. The Sea is 13-14 miles long and about 8 miles wide. It is known by several different names: Chinnereth and Gennesaret in the scriptures. In Israel, many…
Megiddo was a town located 6 miles from Mt. Carmel and 11 miles from Nazareth. It was situated at a pass from the north into the hill country which was critically important in different times in the history of Judea. The first time it is mentioned is in Joshua 12:21. In this passage we see…
If you are just now joining us on the journey, I would encourage you to return to the blog and start from the beginning of the trip…in Joppa. It won’t take long to catch up with us and we don’t want you to miss a thing! Day Two of our journey includes a stop just…
In our last post, we left Paul imprisoned in Caesarea at Herod’s Praetorium. (You can go to Categories and look up all of the Israel Bible Study Posts under Walking the Ancient Paths. The study is following a journey through the cities of Israel starting in Joppa and ending in Jerusalem, with some very interesting…
Paul was quite a man and such an incredible believer. Acts 18:23-21:22 is an account of his third missionary journey. What a passion he had for sharing the gospel! So much can be learned from reading this account in Acts. In order to fully understand what happened in the city of Caesarea By the Sea we must delve into…
Wow! Things were happening in Joppa! Peter arrived on the scene to pray over Dorcas and she was brought back to life! Don’t you know that people were talking all over the small town after that miracle? The scripture says in Acts 9:43 that Peter stayed in Joppa for many days with Simon, a tanner….
Open your Bibles today to Acts 9:36-43. Perhaps you have been in a church where there was an older ladies’ class that was named the Dorcas Class. I know when I was younger that my mother belonged to a class by that name. I always thought that was an unusual name for a Sunday School…
Based on the Sermon of Chris Osborne May 14, 2017 “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving, be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” Our prayer lives…books have…
I make frequent visits to our local grocery store. I do not really like going to the grocery store but it is one of those necessary things that we all do…right? Every now and then, however, something special happens…a God Moment…even at the local Kroger. Yesterday, I was pushing my cart up and down the…
Joppa is mentioned in scripture in connection with the building of the Temple! As we look at the sites we will visit in Israel it is amazing how we find things out that we probably overlooked in reading the narrative. Take a look first at 2 Samuel 6:16-23. In this passage we see David celebrating as…