a peek into my journal... Day 1

I've been thinking about the best way to communicate all that I've learned this week in Galilee to all of you, and as I looked over all of my journal entries from this week, I found my answer. So here you go: a peek into the journal of Joey Moore. Of course, you will understand that I cannot share everything with you (you would not want to see everything!!) but I think this will give you a good understanding of what life was really like for me this week.

10/6 This morning we left for our 7 day trip to Galilee. I was tired and had trouble staying awake on the bus, but was thrilled more than anything. Today we visited Megiddo, one of the most crucial cities to control in biblical times. I enjoyed it all, but one of the most interesting things was seeing the ancient Canaanite high place of pagan worship. How quickly the Canaanites, originally descendants of Ham, departed from the true God!
We also visited the Jezreel Valley and talked about many important biblical accounts, such as Ahab and Jezebel, and Jehu’s “mad dash,” and then visited Mount Carmel, where Elijah proved that God was supreme over the non-god Baal. We also saw two rolling-stone tombs which were similar to the one Jesus was buried in. As I stooped down into the tomb it suddenly struck me that Jesus was actually dead for three days- His body was decomposing… and yet God raised Him from the dead. Amazing. Tonight we had a precious time of worship through singing in the chapel of the hotel we are staying at in Nazareth. Before that we got to walk the streets of Nazareth- streets where our Lord Jesus almost definitely walked! What an awesome privilege this is. May I never lose sight of that.