Mount of Beatitudes

Here is the place in which the Savior taught his followers on the hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee. A church is built here with 8 sides – one for each of the Beatitudes. And it was here that Christ stated the fulfillment of the Law of Moses and a newer, higher, law. As we talked about the transition from the Law of Moses to a higher law our teacher pointed out remnants still today of the Law of Moses attitude that is practiced even today by some Jews. Since we have been here there have been two terrorist attacks by men on bulldozers who have gone on a rampage and knocked over buses and people have died. After these events, Certain rabbis in Jerusalem have taught in their synagogues and made public declarations that in retribution for their actions, their families should be killed and their homes destroyed. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. As Tevya from Fiddler on the Roof says, “then the whole world will wind up blind and toothless”

While on the Mount, we took individual time to read from the Sermon on the Mount.