Ready for a bit of Bible geography? I hope so. Knowing the geography in and around Israel is an important part of our understanding the whole Bible – from the call of Abram to the travels of Paul. We should consider including geographic details as part of our study of the scriptures..
The Sea of Galilee & Its Centrality to Jesus’ Ministry:
Recently, I was awakened to the centrality and size of the Sea of Galilee, as it’s most widely named in Scripture, including more familiar passages in Matthew. Luke names the sea the Lake of Gennesaret. Due to its shape, it’s also called the Kinneret, stemming from the Hebrew word kinnor, meaning lyre or harp.
The majority of Jesus’ ministry is around the Sea of Galilee. Located north of the Jordan River, east of Nazareth, just south of Syria, and some 40 miles from Jerusalem, it’s peculiar why Jesus chose this northern region of Palestine to begin his ministry. Even though we might consider Nazareth set apart from the Galilean area today, it was part of the same ...
With all the evil things going on in the world lately, let this serve as a reminder that God keeps his covenants and fulfills his promises!! Watch as an ancient river is reborn in about 2 minutes in the heat of a dry, Israel Desert, just as Prophesied in Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert." Trust that a Red Sea moment is just around the bend.. What a Awesome God! (have some more thoughts on this I'll add in comments)
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Footage collected a while ago of a dry riverbed spring back to life after centuries in the Negev Desert of Israel, near the Ramon Crater. The Prophet Isaiah said this in Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."
This site is in the region referred in scripture as Beersheba, which means "Well of Seven." Abraham called the place Beersheba because it was there that he entered a covenant agreement for a well of water for posterity and marked the event by offering seven lambs.
Years later, Philistines buried the well because it was dry but Abraham's son, Isaac, came to reclaim the well and water began to flow for him again. The Philistines wanted the well for themselves once water sprang up for Isaac so they took it and Isaac moved a short distance down and claimed another spot in which a well sprang up. Each time Isaac allowed the Philistines to take possession of a well,...
One day a young man got a letter from an attorney stating his grandmother left an inheritance for him. To his astonishment, it was $50,000 as well as "my Bible & all it contains." He was thrilled to get the $$$, however, he knew what the Bible contained & because he rejected religion he wouldn't open it, but put it up on a high shelf. He lost the money gambling & the next 50 yrs he lived as a beggar, scraping for every meal. Eventually he became so destitute that he had to move out of his house. As he cleaned out his room he reached up to get the old Bible he'd stored away on a high shelf & as he took it down it fell on the floor open, revealing a $100 bill between every page. He'd lived as a beggar all because of his own prejudice & disregard to His Creator.. all while thinking he knew what the Bible "contained." Hosea 4:6 says My people perish for a lack of knowledge.
Keep your head up & your faith strong!
-Pastor Kenny
