More on the Trip of a Lifetime

After a good night's rest we headed for more food! Breakfasts in Israel are either dairy or meat as kosher rules don't allow the two to be served together. The dairy consists of veggies of all kinds, a wide variety of cheeses, cereal, yoghurt, breads and fruit. No porridge or meats of any kind. In fact at one place we stayed, cheesecake was served at breakfast. I am not an expert on the dietary laws found in Scripture but I am very happy to report that cheesecake is a clean food and highly recommend it for breakfast. But be advised it does not fuel your body for long so have that second piece!

We then got on the bus and headed to Caesarea. The ruins there were amazing. To stand where Paul was held for two years and to see the way Roman cities were designed was fascinating. Then we visited Mount Carmel and saw where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal. On top of the mountain all of Israel could see the fire from the Lord come down and declare Him as the only God. Israel should have and did already know this but the world slowly turned them away from God. It is the same for us. The world gets us to look for other answers to our problems while deep in our hearts we know that Jesus is the solution to our problems.

Leaving Carmel we crossed the Valley of Jezreel then climbed up to Nazareth. Nazareth over looks the valley we just crossed and on the Mount of Precipice you see so many biblical sites, Mt. Tabor where Deborah judged, Mt. Gilead where Gideon led his 300 men, Mt. Gilboa where King Saul fell on his sword. This is also thought to be the spot where the people tried to throw Jesus down the cliff after he read from the scroll of Isaiah. It is all right there! Pastor Skip brought the Word and we worshiped the Lord right in His childhood backyard. It left me thinking that I should learn this place for there will come a day when the army of the Lord will come here to defeat the armies of the world. I plan on being there on Jesus' side.

Then we headed for the Sea of Galilee and the town of Tiberias. It was a day when and a place where dreams came true. No! Not Iowa but Israel!