Israel – Dalton Williams

A Warning of Two Ports: Dor and Caesarea

Mar 11, 2022daltonwilliams114Israel, Jerusalem University College, Travels, UncategorizedCaesarea, Caesarea Maritima, Dor, Herod, Israel

I had a chance this weekend to visit two of the most important port cities in the History of Israel, the first is Dor, and the second is Caesarea. Dor was one of the only natural seaside harbors in the ancient land of Israel. The Philistine cities of Gaza, Ashdod, and Ashkelon were tucked a…

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…