As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, (Mark 11:1)
Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany. Bethphage and Bethany are the neighboring villages of Jesus. How was Jesus’ feeling? Other people entirely unnoticed what would be happened in Jerusalem but Jesus himself had a feeling that his destiny would be decided here in Jerusalem. The shadow of darkness and death might be ripened that had been approaching him in his journey.
Jerusalem is a peculiar city. Historically Jerusalem became a capital city by David. Before David’s kingdom it was ruled by Jebusites, the native tribe of Canaan. It was the same even under King Saul’s reign, the first king of Israel. David conquered Jerusalem and established a physical foundation of his kingdom. Solomon, son of David built the Jerusalem Temple. Jerusalem with a palace and a temple was nothing lacked as the city of Israel.
Though there were the holy places such as Shechem, Silo and Samaria in Northern Israel, it couldn’t compare to Jerusalem in Southern Judea. Jeroboam who founded Northern Israel erected the golden carves in Shechem and Silo in order to stop people’s coming and going to Jerusalem, the capital city of Southern Judea. However, the step Jeroboam had taken wasn’t able to exceed the authority of Jerusalem.
David might not able to drive out the entire natives though he ruled them by army power. He might be applied an adaptation policy later. Despite this policy he couldn’t demolish their entire culture. Though Jerusalem was the holy place of Judaism still it wasn’t fully escaped from the influence of gentile religion. The history of Jerusalem got more confused after A.D. and finally Jerusalem became the holy places of all the major religion of the world. Judaism, Islam and Christianity are insisting that Jerusalem is the holy place of their own religion.
Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany. Bethphage and Bethany are the neighboring villages of Jesus. How was Jesus’ feeling? Other people entirely unnoticed what would be happened in Jerusalem but Jesus himself had a feeling that his destiny would be decided here in Jerusalem. The shadow of darkness and death might be ripened that had been approaching him in his journey.
Jerusalem is a peculiar city. Historically Jerusalem became a capital city by David. Before David’s kingdom it was ruled by Jebusites, the native tribe of Canaan. It was the same even under King Saul’s reign, the first king of Israel. David conquered Jerusalem and established a physical foundation of his kingdom. Solomon, son of David built the Jerusalem Temple. Jerusalem with a palace and a temple was nothing lacked as the city of Israel.
Though there were the holy places such as Shechem, Silo and Samaria in Northern Israel, it couldn’t compare to Jerusalem in Southern Judea. Jeroboam who founded Northern Israel erected the golden carves in Shechem and Silo in order to stop people’s coming and going to Jerusalem, the capital city of Southern Judea. However, the step Jeroboam had taken wasn’t able to exceed the authority of Jerusalem.
David might not able to drive out the entire natives though he ruled them by army power. He might be applied an adaptation policy later. Despite this policy he couldn’t demolish their entire culture. Though Jerusalem was the holy place of Judaism still it wasn’t fully escaped from the influence of gentile religion. The history of Jerusalem got more confused after A.D. and finally Jerusalem became the holy places of all the major religion of the world. Judaism, Islam and Christianity are insisting that Jerusalem is the holy place of their own religion.
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