This field trip helped me understand the context of David and Solomon's reigns. And one of the more fun ones. David started reigning around 1000 BC and started Iron Age II B.
Our 3D presentation before the tour. . .
Dr. Whitchurch. He is our teacher and our District President.
The base of the water towers that covered the Gihon spring.
Inside Hezekiah's Tunnel! King Hezekiah built this during 715-701 BC to protect the water source from enemies like the Assyrians. Hezekiah was a very righteous king who fortified Jerusalem. He also sought the Lord through Isaiah. Isaiah prophesied that the Assyrians would attack, but the Lord would save Jerusalem. They came to attack, and an angel from God killed more than 100,000 Assyrians and the city was saved.
This is me in the Tunnel. It runs underneath the city and is about a 20 minute walk. The water goes up to your thighs sometimes.
The tunnel probably emptied out into the Siloam Springs.
Field trip to the city of David! It's located south of Jerusalem and is under where the temple used to be. Walked through the water system of Hezekiah's Tunnel (got wet up to our THIGHS) and ended at the Pool of Siloam which is where the blind man is healed because he follows Christ's instructions to go and wash. What I didn't know was how long this man's journey was to the pool! It's a good 30 mi...nute walk from the city of Jerusalem. Can you imagine a blind man feeling his way down the rocky terrain to the pool!? What faith! Sometimes we are asked to do hard tasks like that during our lives, but I know that as we follow Christ's instructions with faith, we can be assured that He keeps His promises at the end, and we can be healed with The Living Water. What can you learn from the blind man's faith? John 9:1-25.
https://www.lds.org/bible-videos/videos/jesus-heals-a-man-born-blind?lang=eng
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