Day Five

We started the day at the Wilderness of Zin.  Jim reminded us that God often uses the wilderness experiences to show us pride in our lives.  When Jesus was in the wilderness for 40 days, Satan tempted him with pride to provide for himself but Jesus continually pointed it back to God.  It was interesting to see how many rocks are there... it gave new perspective as we thought about turning the stones to bread!

Our second stop was Beersheba.  Translated, it means well of the oath.  God makes a covenant with Isaac.  It's the very last stop before the Israelites were led into captivity in Egypt.  We talked about Isaac's submission to God in the face of difficulty.

Lachish (our third stop) was were Isaiah rebukes Hezekiah for attempting to take matters into his own hands.  He eventually does submit to God and God shows up and defeats the Assyrian army just outside of the walls.

The Elah Valley is where David and Goliath fought.  We were reminded that the true battle is won because David's heart trusts in God and he recognizes that the battle is the Lord's!

Another busy day!  Now we are resting in Jerusalem and are excited about worshipping our Savior here tomorrow.

The Wilderness at Zin

The Wilderness

BeerSheeba

Lachish

Valley of Elah