Traveling in Galilee has been an extra treat for me this week. As we've explored so much of Old Testament history and geography over the past two weeks in Jerusalem and in the desert, it's really neat to be in the region that Jesus called home. Cities I've read the names of 100 times in the Gospels, familiar sites, sounds and scripture coming to life before my eyes. It's been fun.
A huge part of the tourism industry in Israel is people wanting to stand where Jesus stood. As locals have caught onto the fact that tourists with pay a lot of money to do this so much of this area is little towns or shops claiming to have some unique piece of Jesus' history that you just can't miss. The truth is there are precious few places that we can say for sure Jesus stood. We know the vicinity and general idea, but here exactly is a hard science to master (there are in Jerusalem even two tombs that claim to be THE tomb where Jesus was buried and resurrected).
For all the places where we can't say for sure "Jesus stood for sure on this land" it is so neat to know that looking out on the water of the sea of Galilee we CAN say, Jesus FOR SURE stood here. The sea is breathtaking... it's small and simple and beautiful. It's the perfect place to picture the life of Jesus.
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