breakfast as usual 6.30 am
Lauren Tatiana Matt and Carter
to the bus with our suitcases
I like our busdriver Egol's T-shirt
after devotions we go on the bus
we arrive at Qumran
where we are entertained again by Ibex
In Habakkuk 3
it says that even if everything goes wrong
he'll still rejoice in the Lord:
The sovereign Lord is my strength
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer (Ibex)
he enables me to tread on the heights
here in Qumran lived the Essenes
in Jesus' time
they were called 'the sons of light"
They took Isaiah 40 seriously
A voice of one calling
in the wilderness prepare
the way for the Lord
make straight in the desert
a highway for our God
this is also the area
where the dead sea scrolls were found
Essenes had a priestly connection
scrolls were not disposed off they were
buried in jars of pottery
apparently the first few dead sea scrolls
were found were in this cave
There's a lot of ritual baths
water had to come from far
It came through the mountains
up in the hills
caves and water troughs
some checked it out
the tribe of Dan
we took turns to be the tribe of Dan
Numbers 2:
All the men assigned to the camp of Dan
number 157,600
They will set out last,
under their standards
The tribe of Dan in this case would be last
help those who were lingering behind
this tribe had some volunteers added
take a sip at the top
echo in the mountain
we're glad we made it up again
we admire the Essenes who lived out here
totally dedicated to living a righteous life
(Marlene and Arie)
last time coming down a mountain in the desert
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