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Jerusalem in Pictures – Part 1

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Psalm 122

1 A Song of Ascents, of David . I Was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of YHVH.” 2 Our feet are standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem, 3 Jerusalem, that is built As a city that is compact together; 4 To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of YHVH– An ordinance for Israel– To give thanks to the name of YHVH. 5 For there thrones were set for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. 7 “May peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces.” 8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, “May peace be within you.” 9 For the sake of the house of YHVH our God I will seek your good.

Psalm 122 NASB

 

This Jewish man was coming through a tunnel headed to the Western Wall for prayer.

This Jewish man was coming through a tunnel headed to the Western Wall for prayer.

This Arab women was shy about having her picture taken, but the contract of her white head cover against the colorful old city wall was captivating.

This Arab women was shy about having her picture taken, but the contract of her white head cover against the colorful old city wall was captivating.

Made out of iron, this Star of David is in the Jewish Quarter on a window

Made out of iron, this Star of David is in the Jewish Quarter on a window

Group of boys praying at the traditional location of David's tomb

Group of boys praying at the traditional location of David’s tomb

A Jewish family enjoying the old city

A Jewish family enjoying the old city

View standing from a great location to overlook the people below and that they could be heard.

Searching for the Sermon on the Mount Location

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Searching for the sermon on the mount location

The sermon on the mount is like every other location where the Messiah was while on earth.  As you can imagine, every denomination has a place in the land of Israel that they claim is the actual location of an event in the Messiah’s ministry and the sermon on the mount is no different.  A simple Google search yield about 288,000 results on the key words “where was the sermon on the mount located”

Description of the history at this location

Description of the history at this location

The sermon on the mount is also called the Mount of Beatitudes as well.  Matthew chapters 5-7 and Luke 6 is the scripture location of the clues given to possible places where this teaching was delivered by Yeshua (Jesus) our Messiah.  We know that in one location, the Byzantine’s built a church on what they claim as the location, but another location has been put forth on the trail called the “Jesus Walk.”  Still, Nelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts show even a third location.

An interesting side note about the Sermon on the Mount

Jesus (Yeshua) giving a “Cliff Notes” review of the instructions (Torah) given to Moses is a shadow picture of what happened in the book of Exodus, Chapter 19where Moses went up the mountain to receive what God had for him and God came down to meet with Moses to give him his instructions personally.

So here as we shall see, Jesus came down the mountain and the people came up to receive the instructions (Torah) that Yeshua was given from His Father in Heaven.  Thus Jesus gave a more easily understood version of the instructions found in the Torah. Continue Reading →