Path of Yeshua

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Stay Tuned: New Pictures Coming Soon!!!

I am leaving early in the morning on Friday, traveling up north in Isra'el to the Galilee, the area that the Lord was from and the location of so much of His ministry. I will be in the Galilee all weekend, visiting sites and taking many pictures. So...keep checking the blog. I will try to post new pictures soon. Shalom aleichem (Peace be with you). -Adam

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

View of Judean Mountains/Wilderness in the Background: Shot from Very Near an Archaeological Site Called Tel El-Hesi in Southern Isra'el (Today, July 4, 2012)

Judean Mountains in Background

Judean Mountains in the Distance Behind Me

Yochanan (John) was baptizing at Bethany beyond the Jordan (some times referred to as Bethania). See John 1:28. Yeshua (Jesus) came down from Nazareth of the Galilee (ha Galil) to be baptized by Yochanan. After His baptism, the Gospels report that He went into the wilderness (Judean Wilderness/Mountains), where He fasted for 40 days and was tempted by the devil/satan/adversary (Matthew 4, Mark 1, Luke 4). You can see the Judean Mountains in the distance behind me, on the horizon. Somewhere in this large area called the Judean Wilderness, Yeshua wandered, fasting and being tempted, preparing for the path that He was called to walk.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

A Jewish Mikveh on Top of Masada in Isra'el

You can see the steps leading down into the ritual purification bath.

Not this mikveh specifically, but others like it, Yeshua (Jesus) might have used numerous times throughout His earthly life.

Ruins of the Second Temple Period Synagogue on Top of Masada

View of the Entrance to the Synagogue from the Inside

²¹ They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the SabbathHe entered the synagogue and began to teach. ²² They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
-Mark 1:21-22

Rows of Benches inside the Synagogue

Standing in the Entrance

¹⁶And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. ¹⁷And the ^[e]book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the ^[f]book and found the place where it was written,

¹⁸“ The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,

Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.

He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,

And recovery of sight to the blind,

To set free those who are oppressed,

¹⁹To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”

²⁰And He closed the ^[g]book, gave it back to the attendant andsat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. ²¹And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ^[h]hearing.” -Luke 4:16-21

Entrance to the Synagogue

Artist's Depiction of the Jewish Synagogue on the Top of Masada, As It Once Might Have Appeared Long Ago

This building was constructed during the time of Herod and was apparently first used as a stable. However, it was converted into a synagogue at the time of the Great Revolt. Two pits dug in the floor of the back room were found to contain Biblical scrolls. Among the scroll fragments discovered was Ezekiel's vision of the valley of the dry bones. This is one of the only synagogues dating from the time of the Second Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. The time of Christ occurred during this era known as the Second Temple Period.