Day 6 of Trip to Israel

The convention has been run really well. With 2,600 delegates, things need to run smoothly on a massive scale. This is the name tag that tells us what bus to board, which hotel to go to, and which tour we're on, along with the larger pass that allows us into the convention.















The morning session featured Samuel Smadja. He owns Sar El Tours (sar-el stands for minister of God) - a picture of his buses is below. He is a Messianic Jew and gave four reasons why Jewish people have a difficult time with Jesus as the Messiah:
1) The Jewish people have suffered tremendously under those who said they were "Christians."
2) The concept of a suffering Messiah is difficult for them to accept.
3) The concept that the Messiah is a man is too foreign to them.
4) The concept of grace (vs. works) makes no sense to them.















Praise continues as Tommy Walk leads us.













Wayne Hilsden is a Canadian who felt a call from God to move to Israel and plant a church. He just completed a 14 story prayer tower.













Pastor Jack led a time of prayer for the leaders who are at the forefront of helping the Jewish people see that Jesus is the Messiah.













During the evening session, Pastor Jack acknowledged the volunteers who came from the States to help with the convention.













Pastor Jack gave us a very special treat for the evening session. Rather than someone telling us about the plight of the Jewish people, he showed us. He brought in a performing group presenting The Covenant. They showed the stories we read about in the Bible all the way to the formation of the Jewish people as a nation. This is the only group that is approved by both a Christian coalition and the Israeli government.

Here are the slaves in Egypt from Exodus.















Moses is being readied to be put in a basket.













Pharoah's daughter finds Moses.













Caleb and Joshua try to convince the people that the land can be taken.













Ruth does not want to leave Naomi.













Celebration in Boaz' fields.













Boaz and Ruth declare their love for each other.













The prophet Samuel anoints David.













The Ark of the Covenant is brought before David.













Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are saved from the furnace. See the figure on the screen?













Esther pleads God for her people.













Jesus forgives the adultress woman.













The Jewish people in England, 1290.













The Jewish people, Spain, 1492.













The Jewish people, Poland, 1942.













The Holocaust.













The Nation of Israel, 1948. That's a picture of David Ben-Gurion on the screen. Ben-Gurion was the Prime Minister of Israel when it became a nation.













Israel children with today's Israeli's army.













Remembering how far the Jewish people have come. That's Moses and Abraham.















The well-deserved standing ovation. Afterwards, this perfoming group sang a prayer of blessing over us.













This was the line for DVDs and CDs after the performance was over.