More Adventure on the Golan Heights

After yesterday's visit to Misgav Am and Tel Dan, we journeyed to other sights on the Golan Heights including Caesarea Philippi ("Gates of Hell"), the Syrian border, and a stop at an olive processing factory producing wonderful olive oil and cosmetics. (The photo above is the infamous "Gates of Hell" from Caesarea Philippi.) The lookout …

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3 Months After the Attack, What is Life Like in Israel?

Hi friends! Today marks 3 months since the horrific terrorist attack on Israeli citizens by Hamas. The atrocities have been well documented, with some of the attack scenes absolutely unfathomable in their brutality. Many of the 7 million Israeli Jews have evacuated their homes near the Gaza Strip, the Lebanese border and the Golan Heights. The IDF continues eradicating …

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Commemorating Israel’s Six-Day War: Day 4

I hope you are following along as we look back at each day of the Six-Day War. Time after time since Israel’s rebirth in 1948, her very existence has been at stake. The prophecy of Psalm 83 was playing out, as her enemies vowed: “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation,That the name of Israel be remembered …

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What is the Most Repeated Promise in the Old Testament?

Recently, while on Mount Carmel and the Golan Heights, our tour group studied the prophecies regarding Israel, given through the prophet Ezekiel. In chapters 36-38, God made a promise (repeated elsewhere in Scripture as well) regarding Israel. Do you know what the promise was? (Hint: here is one example: Ezekiel 36:24) Find out what the …

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