Exploring The Holy Land With Jim Christensen

2021 Association of Catholic Publishers third place award in Scripture 2021 Catholic Media Association Award second place award in pilgrimages/Catholic travel Biblical scholar and seasoned pilgrimage guide Stephen J. Binz offers an up-to-date handbook for experiencing the sites of the Holy Land as a disciple of Jesus. Whether contemplating future travel, on the road of pilgrimage, savoring memories of a past trip, or journeying in mind and heart from an armchair, readers will explore the nature of pilgrimage and encounter the places of the Holy Land from a biblical, historical, meditative, and prayerful perspective. This guide will enable Christians to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, confident that their pilgrimage will be both an educational journey and a transforming spiritual experience. Full-color illustrations throughout!

The Word of God to Jerusalem was that He was extremely jealous for Jerusalem and Zion. He was coming and He would be a wall of fire around her and the glory in her midst.This is reminiscent of His glory in the midst of the burning bush. Moses took off his shoes! At the entrance to the Holy Land Joshua encountered the Captain of the Lord's Host, and he saw YHWH's glory. Joshua took off his shoes. Zechariah wrote that YHWH will possess Judah as His portion in the Holy Land (Zechariah 2:12). From Genesis to Revelation, from the Garden of Eden to the New Jerusalem the Holy Land is a major motif in the Holy Scriptures. This is the estate where God was born as Son of Man. He lived and played, He worked and ministered in the Holy Land. Yeshua was betrayed, beaten, crucified, and He was buried in the Holy Land. He resurrected in the Holy Land and ascended back to His Heavenly Father from the Holy Land. Yeshua is soon to return to the Holy Land to reign as King over the earth. The Holy Land is God's Land. We should take off our shoes! Table of Contents: A Pilgrim's Prayer for the Holy Land; Is There a Holy Land; The Importance of the Holy Land; Holy Land and Other Names; The Temple, God's House in the Holy Land; A Ghost Story in the Holy Land; God was Buried in the Holy Land; Coming Soon, a Temple in the Holy Land; A History of the Possessions and Custodians of the Holy Land; Biblical Trees, Flowers, Monsters, Snakes, and Spiders in the Holy Land; The Holy Land is for the Birds; Mountains of the Holy Land; The Holy Land is a Land of Rocks; Who is Who in the Holy Land; Lost Tribes of Israel Found in the Holy Land; Jewish Holidays in the Holy Land; The Holy Land Today; A New Holy Land for the Last Adam; A Jewish Blessing for Our Journey to the Holy Land; The Holy Sites in the Holy Land from A to Z; Journaling in the Holy Land.

Knowing the Land helps us understand the Book in new and vivid ways. Charles Dyer, a Bible scholar and licensed tour guide for Israel, and Greg Hatteberg, graduate of the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem, created this reference guide for pilgrims who want to deepen the spiritual impact of their trip to Israel, as well as other travelers who just want to know more: Where did Jesus walk? Where is King David buried? Where is Mt. Sinai? You¿ll find detailed information about five key Bible lands: Israel, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, and Turkey. This guide includes a full color 32-page photo insert, practical tips for travelers, a 4-week prayer guide for preparing for your trip, and detailed maps and an outline of Bible history. With The New Christian Traveler¿s Guide to the Holy Land, you¿ll see the Bible through a new set of geographical lenses.

Written for those who need a simple and clear guide book, introducing each site with a photograph.

Enjoy 40 Scripture-based reflections on locations in the Holy Land. Packed with beautiful photos, Scripture verses, and geographical knowledge to help you deepen your relationship with Christ. Whether you’re planning a trip to Israel or looking for a devotional to supplement your Bible study at home, Heart of the Holy Land will enrich your experience and empower you to explore the lands of the Bible. Author and Holy Land expert Paul Wright draws on his decades of living in Israel as well as his geographical, historical and archaeological knowledge to bring fresh, location-centered insights to biblical stories and modern situations alike. Each of the 40 reflections includes beautiful photos and weaves a biblical or modern event into its geographical context, emphasizing the way the Bible is immersed in the landscape of ancient Israel. Gain university-level insights into biblical geography from the comforts of your own house, with this handy guidebook. 4 Key Features of This Holy Land Devotional Highly Visual. Includes over 140 photos of the Holy Land, as well as detailed maps. Bible-Based. Reveals insights into specific Bible passages and characters, and moments in the life of Jesus, including his birth, baptism, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. Well-Researched. Contains entries discussing modern holidays and festivals, Arab-Israeli conflict, geographical features, and churches located on biblical sites. Practical Applications. Includes reflections on key Bible locations in and around Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and many more. Perfect for gifts, individual and group study, church libraries, Sunday school, missionaries, Holy Land tour groups, and more!

This Bible Study is for anyone who is planning to travel to the Holy Land, who has made a trip to the Holy Land, or for those who are dreaming of a trip to the Holy Land. Twelve holy sites in Israel are presented from a Biblical perspective within an engaging do-it-yourself type Bible Study. This is an ideal study to prepare for the 'trip of a life time, ' to better understand the importance of the sites you will see as you walk through the land. One of the most frequent comments travelers to the Holy Land make upon returning from the trip is, " I wish I had studied more before the trip so that I could fully understand what I experienced." This book is just the beginning of your understanding. For those who have made the trip, this study will bring back sights and sounds you experienced in Israel. Study the Gates of Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, Mount Tabor, Megiddo, the Pool of Bethesda and others. Also included on this book is general information for travelers, "Reasons to Travel to the Holy Land, A-Z," and "Glossary of Terms Every Tourist Needs to Know."

Any pilgrimage to the Holy Land, either by putting our feet on the ground and taking a tour or opening the Bible with a Guidebook and reading our way through, involves a life-changing experience! Let's take a Ten Day Tour which is just enough to hit the highlights and become an appetizer for a lifetime study of Scripture.