When the Israelites led by Joshua reached the Jordan River, it was at flood stage – fast and deep – impossible to cross on their own. God instructed the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant to step into the water. As soon as their feet touched the river, the flow stopped, and the people … Read more
When the Israelites reached the Red Sea, they were trapped. Pharoah’s army was right behind them, the Red Sea was in front of them, and they had nowhere to go. God told Moses to stretch out his hand, and the waters of the Red Sea parted. The people crossed on dry ground with walls of … Read more
John 4 Jesus sits down at a well… tired, waiting. A Samaritan woman comes to draw water, and He asks her for a drink. The conversation moves quickly past the water in the well, and He offers her something she was not expecting…living water. Then it gets personal. He knows her, and He knows her … Read more
Genesis 16 Alone in the wilderness after fleeing from Sarai’s mistreatment, Hagar stops by a spring for a place to rest and regroup. At the well, she is found by an Angel of the Lord who calls her by name and asks, “Where have you come from and where are you going?” Hagar answers only … Read more
Genesis 21, 26 After Hagar and Ishmael are sent away, Abraham’s servants dig a well (claim an area of land). Abimelech’s people claim it, and what starts as a simple dispute turns into an all-out confrontation. In the end, a covenant is made. Abraham sets apart seven lambs as a witness, and Abimelech recognizes the … Read more
Exodus 2 Moses arrives in Midian on the run from Pharoah…and sits down at a well. Jethro’s daughters come to draw water, but shepherds push them aside. Moses steps in, drives them off, and helps water the flock. That choice to defend the women changes the trajectory of Moses fortune. The daughters return home early, … Read more
Genesis 24 In Scripture, wells were natural meeting places, and this one outside the city of Nahor becomes the setting where two paths cross at exactly the right time. Rebekah meets Abraham’s servant on a normal visit to a well to draw water. It doesn’t look like much at first. She’s just running an errand…and … Read more
Mount Gerizim rises just south of the ancient city of Shechem (modern Nablus). Across the valley to the north stands Mount Ebal. The two ridges face each other across the narrow valley where Israel once gathered. In the Bible, Mount Gerizim became known as the “mountain of blessings”. When Israel entered the Promised Land, the … Read more
Mount Ebal sits just north of the ancient city of Shechem (modern Nablus) in the hill country of Samaria. Across the valley to the south stands Mount Gerizim. In the Bible, Mount Ebal is where Israel gathered after entering the Promised Land. Moses had commanded that an altar be built there and that the covenant … Read more
This one is also in the Not A Mountain Club. Mount Nebo is a ridge in modern-day Jordan overlooking the Jordan Valley and the land of Israel. According to the Bible, this is the place where Moses stood and viewed the Promised Land before his death. From the summit, God showed Moses the land Israel … Read more