Jewish Quarter Field Trip

      We were able to spend a few days in the city with our teachers making sure we hadn't missed any significant sights. This particular day they took us around the Jewish Quarter. It was fun to see some of the things we had learned so much about in class. To some the picture below may just seem like another pile of rocks but to me it is full of history! That is Hezekiah's wall. He built this when he was trying to fortify Jerusalem against the Assyrian attack. It was built right through the middle of houses and you can see the ruins of houses along the side. It also shows where the ground level was in 700 BCE. 

We got to have lunch under these beautiful flowers. They covered the entire wall and the blossoms were huge!

    Our next stop was to the Ophel just outside of the Temple Mount. We were able to sit on the original steps leading up to the temple. Of all the places in Jerusalem we visited, it is most certain that Jesus would have at one point stood on these exact steps. It was so neat to sit there and read about him teaching at the temple.

These are the Gates of Huldah--the ancient entrance onto the Temple Mount.

The original steps leading to the Temple Mount

The Jews have left this large pile of ruins as a reminder of the utter destruction of their temple. It also reminds us of the Lord's prophecy that "there shall not be left one stone upon another" (Matthew 24: 2)

The Place of Trumpeting stone was at the corner of the Temple Mount. This is where the priests would stand to blow the trumpet. It also was very likely where Jesus was taken when he was tempted to cast himself from the temple to announce his Messiahship.





Until my next adventure,
Lindy