Category: Reflections on Israel

Ok, it's impossible to read a chapter in the Bible and have a reflection.In our two times of communion on our trip we made note of these verses....1Co 11:33  Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.Partaking of the bread and wine altogether, not to eat but in remembrance and in… Continue reading 1 Corinthians 11 – Reflections on Communion and rules……

Just a quick reflection, during our trip, we heard much about the Temple, and the need for unblemished sacrifices. And the natural, connection to Jesus' fulfilling the final offering as the sinless lamb offer in our place for God's judgment.Deu 15:21  And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt… Continue reading Deuteronomy 15 – A curious Chapter

On our trip to Israel we explored for four days the regions up north near the sea of Galilee and beyond it. One of the sites we visited was Mount Tabor.Christian tradition since the fourth century has placed the site of the Transfiguration as the top of Mount Tabor, near Nazareth. There, St. Helen (approx.… Continue reading Matthew 17 – Reflections on the Transfiguration

Caesarea Philippi - Ancient Greek: Καισαρεία Φιλίππεια or Caesarea Paneas (Καισαρεία Πανειάς); called "Neronias" for a short period of time - was an ancient Roman city located at the southwestern base of Mount Hermon. It was adjacent to a spring, grotto and related shrines dedicated to the Greek god Pan, and called "Paneas" since the Hellenistic period, a name which mutated… Continue reading Zephaniah 1:5 – Reflections on false gods….