by Dr. John DeLancey | May 24, 2017 | Context and Culture of the Bible
Jerusalem is Israel’s eternal capital. Since the days of David 3,000 years ago it has been Israel’s capital. 1000 years before David a man named Abraham took his son Isaac here (specifically to Mt. Moriah). It is a special city like none other. Because of...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 19, 2017 | Modern Israel Issues
The present discussion whether Jerusalem should be defined as “Israel’s capital” has been quite captivating. However to be perfectly honest, this discussion has also been quite disappointing, to say the least. Although one cannot escape this being at...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 7, 2017 | Tours
DAY 14 – SUNDAY, MAY 7: Today was our last day in Cairo and the last full day of our trip! The weather was the same as yesterday as we traveled to various sites around this huge city! Following breakfast, we departed the hotel around 8 a.m. and headed for the Citadel....
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 6, 2017 | Tours
DAY 13 – SATURDAY, MAY 6: Today was our first day in Cairo, a city of 21 million people. We had pretty typical Cairo weather today for this time of year… hazy sun with temps around 90. A breeze kept it comfortable. After an amazing breakfast, we left at 7:30 for...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 5, 2017 | Tours
DAY 12 – FRIDAY, MAY 5: This morning most in the group got up at 12:30 a.m. for our hike up Mt. Sinai, a mountain of about 7,300 feet. It would be a remarkable night/morning here in the heart of the Sinai Desert! At about 1 a.m. we were driven close to the St....
