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Israel is unique from every other nation. The great majority of the Biblical account was played out in this tiny country. Here the Israelites inhabited the land promised to them by God centuries beforehand. Here Samuel, Elijah and Elisha ministered. Here King David reigned. Here Christ was born, was crucified, and rose from the dead. Here the church was born. With the location being so exceptional, our vision is to make a semester equally as unique.
The classes offered have been specifically selected to enable on-site teaching, thus turning the whole country of Israel into a living classroom. For example, when studying the Life of Elijah and Elisha, we can temporarily move the classroom to Mount Carmel, where Elijah stood for God against the priests of Baal. When learning about Ezra and Nehemiah, we can head out into Jerusalem to see the ruins of the walls built by these men of God. While teaching through the Psalms of David, we can spend time in the caves of En Gedi, where David and his mighty men hid from King Saul. In this way we both cover the course material and also allow the students to experience the Bible in a completely new way. |
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