Really great blog article worth a read.
http://oneforisrael.org/blog/132-stature-like-that-of-a-palm
Particularly like this when you consider the fact that the bible is full of analogies on seeds.
Really great blog article worth a read.
http://oneforisrael.org/blog/132-stature-like-that-of-a-palm
Particularly like this when you consider the fact that the bible is full of analogies on seeds.
Firstly, don’t know if this has much relevance in Nazareth culture today, be in Islamic or Christian, but it made me smile anyway;
Ok, I am in wrong side of the country, as Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem with palm fronds, although this looks like just a driveway into the side of someone’s shop.
As you can see, this house or business has palm trees put up in an arch over the drive way!
This act of Jesus and the people celebrating with the branches was a direct prophecy of this from the OT:-
Wonder if anyone could zoom in and translate the Arabic in the picture for me please? 🙂
Ok, maybe my imagination is probably working over time, but its interesting to see through the obvious and imagine what life was like, heck, I got to see an unusually large number of carpentry shops on my first visitto Nazareth!
1. The Fauzi Azar – 2. The uglier sides of Nazareth – 3. Welcoming the king with palm leaves? – 4. Looking for the Jesus village – 5. The replica village of Jesus – 6. Today’s Nazarenes