Tomorrow's Move

Well, I'm heading to Hebrew University tomorrow and start modern Hebrew Ulpan (language school) on Wednesday. I'm excited about it. I'm about to be totally engulfed in Hebrew, and that's a blessing considering it hasn't changed much since Biblical Hebrew.

I've also been inspired to start my Greek back up. I'm planning to go through a few verses a day to get back into it. We'll see how that goes;-)

OK, one interesting fact before I close. When Jesus tells the parable of the soils he possibly gets the good soil of 100X from Gen when Isaac lies about his wife. When he stays in Gerar (which I visited recently), his crops multiply 100-fold. Just so you know, that's impossible outside of a miracle.

Shalom,

Geoff

Return from the Galil (Galilee)

Well, I'm back at Yad HaShmona and will be until Aug 1st. I have just spent 4 days in the Galil visiting places like a winery (yeah, they let us try quite a few winds), Mt. Arbel, Hatzor, Beer Sheva (the Northern one), Susita (or Hippos), Jezreel, Megiddo, Qumran, Quatsrin, Mediterranean coast (near Israel/Lebanon border), Tel Dan or Laish, and many other places. We stayed at a place in Migdal (Mary Magdalene come to mind?) and swam in the Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea. Needless to say, it was a GREAT trip and if you want details, say so, and if I don't give them to you personally, I'll post them on this blog;-)

You all should also know that I've come to the conclusion that I as a Christian should learn Hebrew. We miss waaaaaay too much in English!

Shalom,

Geoff

Well, I've now been here almost two weeks, and I must say that G-d has shown me sooo much! I believe every Christian needs to make it a priority to visit this land and see the places where these events happened! Today we learned another bad word in the Bible. I don't want to shock you too much, but if you can imagine all the bad 4-letter words you're told not to say...they're in there somewhere. Even the really, REALLY bad ones. They're not always read, but they're in there in Hebrew.

Besides learning bad words (just kidding;-), I'm seeing how these stories played out and how important it is to know Hebrew. So, learn Hebrew! It's not a direct commandment, but it sure would aid your relationship with the Messiah:-)

Shalom,

Geoff