BreakfastThat morning Ilan was in charged of preparing breakfast. Ilan was experimenting his cooking skills with eggs and eggplant. This time Thamara decided to take a surprise video of him. It was a great meal!
Morning Devotions
Every morning after breakfast we would have our daily morning devotions. We would read one chapter of the Bible and the daily verses from a book called ‘The Daily Light’; we would also do this after supper.
In the mornings we would read out of the Old Testament and in the evenings from the New Testament.
Our Faith
Since those photos were taken on the ninth day of our honeymoon in Israel, we would use this day to share our faith with you. We believe in the almighty God of the Bible who created all things. Once we were lost with no hope or joy, because our sins and sinful nature have separated us from God. But God made it possible to know him and be close to him by sending His Messiah (Christ) His perfect sinless son Jesus (Salvation in Hebrew) to this earth about 2000 years ago to pay for our sins. He paid for our sins by giving His life for us. He loved us so much and He loves you so much that He died on the cross for us as a sacrifice for sin, the only sacrifice that can remove sin – sins of the past, present and future. Because He was perfect and sinless God raised Him from the dead and He sits by God’s throne in heaven until the day He would return to this earth. Jesus gave us a new and meaningful life, full of hope for this life and the life after death. We believe that nothing can separate us from God’s love, which is in Christ Jesus and we live our lives for Him. If you would like to know more about our faith, if you have questions or doubts, you can find the answers in the Bible. You can also visit this link: http://www.goodnewsnow.info/
If you can read Hebrew you can visit our local congregations web page: http://www.baj.co.il/
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Korazim
Later we drove to another one of Israel’s national parks around the Sea of Galilee called Korzim. On the way to Korazim we crossed a bridge over the Jordan River as you can see in the picture.
Above it further away you can see Hadnes were our zimmer was. Then we arrived to Korazim.
Korazim is an historical town mentioned in the Bible. Korzim or Korzin (Corazin KJV) is mentioned in the book of Luke chapter 10 verses 12-14 where Jesus says:
"Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
In Korazim we had a nice surprise, this park offers guided tours for free! We almost had a privet tour since we were just two couples on the tour! It was great to go back in time and see the historical ruins of the town. There are great remnants of a beautiful synagogue there, and other interesting structures.
Here's a photo of us looking through a great millstone that was used for grinding olives and making olive oil.
Nice Arches.
We saw many rock hyraxes there; they were so fast that we could only take picture from far away.
Later we drove along the Sea of Galilee, looking for more places to see. We found a new building that Ilan had never seen before. We entered and we found out it was a catholic center. The place was very fancy and they offered free guided tours of the place. Since we weren’t catholic, we were hesitant to take the tour but there were many other tourists there including Israelis so we decided to join the tour. It was interesting to see how the different symbols from the Bible and a good link between the Old Testament and Judaism to the New Testament and Christianity. There was a focus on God, serving Him and the Bible as His word. However, they didn’t speak about Jesus nor about the way to be saved and receive eternal hope. The place was very beautiful though and the view of the Sea of Galilee was amazing!
Here are two pictures we took at the library there. In the first photo you can see a scroll of the law (5 books of mosses) with the verse “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet” Psalm 119:105. The scroll was in the center of a glass dome, above there were small lamps that looked like stars and a great view of the Sea of Galilee.
In second picture you can see the Ten Commandments with the same principles from the New Testament, in Hebrew, which was very nice to see. You can also see the glass dome symbolizing the earth and the stars above.
Another beautiful sunset for the end of the day!
Here's a photo of us looking through a great millstone that was used for grinding olives and making olive oil.
Nice Arches.
We saw many rock hyraxes there; they were so fast that we could only take picture from far away.
Later we drove along the Sea of Galilee, looking for more places to see. We found a new building that Ilan had never seen before. We entered and we found out it was a catholic center. The place was very fancy and they offered free guided tours of the place. Since we weren’t catholic, we were hesitant to take the tour but there were many other tourists there including Israelis so we decided to join the tour. It was interesting to see how the different symbols from the Bible and a good link between the Old Testament and Judaism to the New Testament and Christianity. There was a focus on God, serving Him and the Bible as His word. However, they didn’t speak about Jesus nor about the way to be saved and receive eternal hope. The place was very beautiful though and the view of the Sea of Galilee was amazing!
Here are two pictures we took at the library there. In the first photo you can see a scroll of the law (5 books of mosses) with the verse “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet” Psalm 119:105. The scroll was in the center of a glass dome, above there were small lamps that looked like stars and a great view of the Sea of Galilee.
In second picture you can see the Ten Commandments with the same principles from the New Testament, in Hebrew, which was very nice to see. You can also see the glass dome symbolizing the earth and the stars above.
Another beautiful sunset for the end of the day!
