Jesus was born in
the time when Herod was king
When you go to Israel and want to “walk as Jesus walked”
one of the first things you find out is that there is very little left of
anything connected directly to Jesus. There is a lot left connected to Herod.
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Herodian stones on the temple mount in Jerusalem
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Massada beside the dead sea, hanging pallaces on the left
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The Herodian near Bethlehem
In
Caesarea we picked up some pieces of marble, even after so many years there are
still pieces of marble everywhere . Herod wanted the world to know that there
was a Herod, and usually the only thing people know about Herod is that he
killed the babies in Bethlehem
On the other hand a living saviour; Jesus the Messiah. His
kingdom is present everywhere on earth where people live in obedience to His
word. Near Jerusalem we went to a cave,
used for herds of sheep & goats to be overnight.
There are many pictures in
the Christmas story. Mangers were used for water, Jesus is living water.
Bethlehem = bakery, Jesus is the bread of life.
We may miss many of the pictures and sometimes have a
problem with the many pagan symbols used today at Christmas time. But the heart
of the story is still true. Jesus came to earth for all of us. Emanuel=God with
us.
Merry Christmas
