Dalton Williams – Page 2 – Glorifying God… Enjoying Creation… Understanding the Word

Wars, Saviors, and the End of the World?

Nov 14, 2021daltonwilliams1141 CommentIsrael, Jerusalem University College, TravelsBeth Sean, Bible, Jesus, Megiddo, Nazareth

In a land full of mountains and deserts, the Jezreel valley sits almost defiantly. This massive valley is, in contrast to much of the rest of Israel, flat and fertile. It is a natural place for agriculture, travel, and trade. In other words, all the major kingdoms wanted to control it, which leads it to…

Carmel and Caesarea- Where God Moves Among Pagans

Nov 8, 2021daltonwilliams114Israel, Jerusalem University College, TravelsBible, Caesarea, Elijah, Mount Carmel

The Bible does not shy away from the fact that, through much of Israel’s history, many of the people living in the land were pagans. Throughout the bulk of the Old Testament, the people of Israel and Judah often worshipped other gods, forsaking the one true God of Israel. Many of the prophets of the…

The Desert and the Dead Sea

Nov 3, 2021daltonwilliams114Israel, Jerusalem University College, TravelsBible, David, Ein Gedi, Masada, Qumran

The Places where Faith was Lived Out to the Extreme The area around the Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth. It is also one of the driest places on earth. The edge of this land is a series of cliffs standing well over 1000 feet over the base of the valley where the…

Patience in Promises: Journeys in the Wilderness

Oct 18, 2021daltonwilliams1143 CommentsIsrael, Jerusalem University College, TravelsAbraham, Bible, Genesis, Wilderness

Historically, the southern edge of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah was the city of Beer Sheba. This city located at the edge of the southern desert was one of the last places in the land that had enough water to sustain a permanent settlement. That said, for much of the year, the only available…

The Lowlands: Where Legends are Made

Oct 13, 2021daltonwilliams1142 CommentsIsrael, Jerusalem University College, TravelsAzekah, Beit Shemesh, Bible, David, Goliath, Lachish, Samson

Just west of the Hill Country of Judah there is a stretch of lower hills and wide valleys that often became a major point of entry for merchants, traveler’s and invading armies, such as Philistines on the Coastal Plain, and the larger kingdoms of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. These lowlands, Shephelah in Hebrew, held the…

Choose this Day: Lessons from the Kings of Israel

Sep 27, 2021daltonwilliams1142 CommentsIsrael, Jerusalem University College, Travels, UncategorizedBible, Israel, Joshua, Shiloh, Tabernacle

“. . . Choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 Towards the end of the book of Joshua,…

Joshua, Jordan, Jericho, and the Day the Sun Stood Still

Sep 19, 2021daltonwilliams1141 CommentIsrael, Jerusalem University College, TravelsBible, Gibeon, Israel, Jericho, Jesus, Jordan River, Joshua

The Book of Joshua details the Israelites conquest and inheritance of the Promised Land. It begins on the shores of the Jordan River, and in chapter three, Joshua has the preists lead the Israelites across the Jordan, with a miracle that echoes the crossing of the Red Sea, and Israelites cross the Jordan on dry…

The Kings of the Jews: Moving Mountains

Sep 12, 2021daltonwilliams1142 CommentsIsrael, Jerusalem University College, TravelsBible, Herod, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus

One thing that you learn real quick upon coming to Israel it that you can hardly go anywhere without mention of two names: Jesus, and Herod. Most of us might understand the abundance of places tied to Jesus, He is the most famous person who ever lived, but Herod is known mostly in infamy in…

Jerusalem: City of Gold, City of Memory

Sep 5, 2021daltonwilliams1141 CommentIsrael, Jerusalem University College, TravelsBible, City of David, Israel, Jerusalem, Temple

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who…

The Beginning – Arrival at Zion

Aug 29, 2021daltonwilliams1143 CommentsIsrael, Jerusalem University College, TravelsBible, Eden, Israel, Jerusalem

Few places on Earth can compare to the land of Israel. The Cultural, Religious, Historical, and Archeological value of the country is without compare. There are over 5000 years of history scattered across this land and soon I will get the chance to experience all of it. But let’s back up for a minute, and…