Then send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. Give them a message for their masters and say, `This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Tell this to your masters: With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please. Jeremiah 27:3-5 In ancient times, Jordan was the home of three small nations that regularly interacted with Israel: Ammon, Moab, […]
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From East to West
This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west. I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.” Zechariah 8:7-8 The last stop of our first day was at Ramoth Gilead, where King Ahab lost his life (1 Kings 22). Plains surround it, stretching out for miles. As the sun was setting, the full moon popped above the opposite horizon. I don’t remember ever being able to see both the full […]