Welcome
to my online teaching courses:
Walking the
Holy Land
Let me
Tel You why I created walking The Holy land Online Courses?
I live in
Israel and I have been a licensed tour guide for 20 years, guiding Christian
groups through the Holy Land almost every day.
They had the privilege to make the journey, but it is not
possible for so many people for a variety of reasons.
1. Too expensive
for their personal budget- yes it costs a lot to travel to Israel, I am aware of people saving
for many years in order to be able to afford the trip
2. Physical
challenges – the
flight to Israel is very long, there is a lot of walking each day, Israel
tourist sites are not well equipped for wheelchairs, and being part of an
organized group tour is strenuous and too exhausting for some people.
3. Can’t take
that much time away from work or from their family. You need a
minimum of 8 days in Israel to experience the Biblical sites, plus another 2
days of flight travel. So total 10 days minimum. Some groups stay for 14 days.
4. Another big
reason is that people feel anxious about traveling in the Middle East, where there are uprisings and
regional conflict in all the countries surrounding Israel.
5. Now there is
the global pandemic of Coronavirus, that has shut down almost all
international travel for the past year. In
the future, Israel may require all foreign visitors to have proof of
vaccination or quarantine.
I want to
make it easy on you and give you an online experience of walking the Holy Land.
To add
another important point there have been many groups visiting Israel and sadly they
missed receiving quality teaching on tour, despite they visited the most famous
tourist sites, but were rushed from one place to another, to finish their
program.
WHY
another online course Walking the Holy Land?
In these
online courses you will learn at your own pace, because all these online
courses will be optimized for all your devices, no matter where you are you can
learn about the holy land at your own time and comfort and convenience, from
your own home, office, even mobile phone.
You can
visit these biblical sites virtually and receive deep teachings anytime you like,
you will learn about the mind and heart of Jesus through the middle eastern
eyes through the Hebraic perspective, of the First Century Culture, Customs and
Context.
Our
faith is rooted in history, Geography, and archeology in a place called the Holy
Land.
That also includes
modern day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. You may have heard this region called the
“Levant.” It is geologically the land
bridge between Africa and Asia and Europe.
The epicenter of the world.
God chose to reveal himself here and the story is recorded in the pages
of the Bible. It is a story of salvation
of actual people at a specific time in history in this specific region. The message of salvation spread throughout
the world, but some of the indigenous Christians remained in the Holy
Land. I am descended from these
indigenous Christians and I am honored to share part of my testimony with you.
I was born
and raised in Jerusalem, speaking the Semitic languages like Jesus and his disciples. The streets of the Old City of Jerusalem were my
playground, and as a young
kid, I knew that Jesus performed many of his miracles and taught his parables in my
neighborhood. My family lived along the
Via Dolorosa, the path that Jesus walked as he carried his cross to
Golgotha.
Some Background
about my Maronite Community:
My family
are Maronite Christians, and we are indigenous
to the Holy Land. I have an ancient unbroken footprint in
following the steps of Jesus and the pages of the bible from the early
church till today. All of my ancestors
are Christians from Lebanon, going all the way back to the early church
and our language is Aramaic
with a Syrian dialect. It
is closely related to the Aramaic of Jesus, he spoke a Galilean dialect. I also learned to speak Hebrew
– it was easy for me because Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic are all Semitic
languages and closely related to each other.
In his daily life, Jesus also spoke Hebrew and Aramaic, so it
makes me understand the
scripture better.
The
believers who formed the Maronite church lived in the ancient region of great
Syria, near the church of Antioch where the believers were first called
“Christians.” Located in the current
regions of Lebanon and Syria, they were the closest geographic neighbors
to the Jewish believers in Israel and from the beginning they adopted the style of praying
of the Jerusalem Church. known as the “liturgy of saint James” it has been used continuously
by the Maronite Church until
today in Aramaic, and
it does not have the outside influence of the west like the Roman Catholic Church.
The
Maronite tradition was
based on the first Jerusalem church
that was led by Jewish disciples
of Jesus soon after His Resurrection. We read in the book of Acts that the disciples and believers who stayed
in Jerusalem were still praying
in the Temple, still saying the Jewish
prayers, honoring the
Jewish patriarchs and they had
the excitement of knowing Jesus as their Messiah in the Jewish context.
We
as Aramean Christians still
preserved the ancient prayers and way of thinking from the first century style.
So this is why I
am able to authentically teach you the Original Hebraic context of scripture
because I belong to the ancient semantic languages and middle eastern way of thinking.
We Maronites
are not Arabs, or Palestinians — We are descendants of
Arameans, a group that originated in modern day Syria a few thousand years
before Christ. Aramaic, which was spoken by Jesus but has been nearly forgotten
in the past few centuries.
“The Maronites have [an] identity, and their national ID
is Aramaic Phoenician.
It is so
interesting I made the DNA ancestry test, and I am 100% from the middle east from
Modern Lebanon & Syria area which means originally Phoenician.
So I can explain easily about the Customs the Culture and Context of scripture.
I am not only an ancient Christian but also a born again
spirit filled believer and follower of Jesus Christ and believe in the power of
the unchanging
word of God. I
am so grounded in the word of God that is my approach in teaching scripture.
Why did I choose to study to be a Tour Guide?
Growing up
in Jerusalem, I saw groups of faithful Christians walking through my neighborhood, as they walked
on the Via Dolorosa, praying at each Station of the Cross, making their
pilgrimage to the most holy site – Calvary, where Jesus was crucified, died,
buried, and resurrected. The birthplace
of our Christian faith! These visitors
came from all over the world and I wanted to show them what is special
for Christians in the place
where I grew up. So, I
decided to become a licensed tour guide.
This is a common career position in Israel.
The
training for tour guides in Israel is very difficult – it is equivalent to Graduate
School. The Israeli government’s Ministry of
Tourism designed a special 2-year program to teach in depth about all facts of
Israel – especially focused on the Geography, History, Archeology, Religions, and people of the Holy Land. The students must pass a
comprehensive exam to earn the License and become a Tour Guide of Israel. I received my government issued tour guide
license 20 years ago, and since then I have been guiding and teaching nonstop. It is my full-time job and I guide
thousands of people each year, from many different countries.
What
does it mean to be a Tour
Guide in Israel?
I am
responsible for a tour group of foreign Christians, the size of the group is
from 10 to 50 people. We travel together
in a large coach bus around the land of Israel for around 10 days. I give instructions along the way, and I take
the group to several Biblical
sites each day from
8:00 am till 5 pm, and then
take them to the hotel. At the Biblical sites, I explain the history, geography, and
archeology that is related to the place where an actual event occurred and was
recorded in the Bible. I
also teach the deeper
meanings behind the lines of scripture.
What we
will learn about in these Online Courses?
These
online courses will take you through a journey to see the land of the bible
through Jesus middle eastern eyes.
Drawing
from my 20 years of experience, as an indigenous believer who speaks and
understands the languages of Jesus, I will walk you through the lifestyle of
the 1st century people of Israel.
We will learn about how the people of the 1st century did live,
eat, dress, work, travel, worship,
communicate – all the aspects of their daily lifestyle. We
will focus on the Culture, the Customs, and the Context of first century
mindset. I call them the three C’s.
My hope for
you is that these courses will lead you to understand Jesus in a better way, and
as a result these teachings will bring Clarity, Correction and Confirmation to
your walk with Jesus.
First C:
Culture
Why
Culture is important:
Culture is a strong part of people's lives. It influences
their views, values, humor—
their loyalties, fears and hopes.
Words have
specific meanings to the language and to the culture in which they are used.
That is why it is essential to learn about the Hebrew language and Jewish culture
of Jesus. Jesus lived during the first century while the Temple was still in
full operation with the sacrificial system. However, at that time the whole region was
under oppressive Roman rule.
Jesus was
born into a Jewish family in Bethlehem. He was later raised in Nazareth as a Jewish kid
to study Torah in synagogue. Jesus was a middle eastern Galilean torch
observant Jew. With his family he
traveled during the three pilgrimage feasts up to the Temple in Jerusalem. He was
a Rabbi in Galilee and taught in all of the synagogues. He went back to Jerusalem during the Jewish holy
festival of Passover to be sacrificed as a lamb of Judah and he will come back
again as the lion of Judah.
Luke
4:15
He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
So when you are reading scripture and building relationships with Jesus, it helps to have some
perspective and understanding of his Jewish identity and culture.
These
online courses will give you practical information about how to
understand Jesus in his First
century culture. It is different from your own western modern culture, By the way I have a complete online
course about the differences between eastern and western cultures.
Second C:
Customs
Why are Customs
important?
A custom is a pattern of behavior that is followed by
members of a particular culture. Most
people adhere to customs without any real understanding of why they exist or
how they got started.
The purpose of customs to provide a sense of association and
belonging to communities,
groups, and organisations
within a society.
Because customs are so important to social harmony, over time they become the norms of society.
To give you
an example:
Washing the
feet Custom:
Due to the warm
climate in Israel,
it was common for people to go bare-foot while doing their daily activities.
the feet were constantly exposed and got dirty easily. Foot-washing, like
eating and sleeping, became an essential daily activity that one could not do
without.
The people used water to wash the feet of visitors as a form
of greeting and as an expression of hospitality.
Luke 7:44
Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this
woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet
My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Third C:
Context
Why
Context is Important
In general,
the meaning of words is found within the context of sentences, and how a
sentence finds its context in the other sentences that surround it.
When interpreting
Scripture, we must
understand what the context of the passage is,
Every verse in the Bible has a specific historical context, which has
to do with culture, Customs,
time in history,
author, audience, the geographical and political situations, as well as the
occasion and purpose of the writing.
Historical context helps us to see more clearly the
circumstances around events in time that we are not familiar with.
One example: (Matthew 6:22-23). The eye is the lamp of the
body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if
your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the
light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Over
the years, these words of Jesus have invited all kinds of speculation. But we
can solve Jesus’
cryptic saying about the “eye” by hearing it within its Hebraic context, and
grasping the figures of speech that Jesus used.
Jesus
was most likely comparing the idea of having a “good eye” with having a “bad
eye,” two idioms that have been a part of the Hebrew language and Jewish culture from biblical times
until today. We can find it in the Old Testament book of
Proverbs. Proverbs 28:22
Having
a “good eye” (ayin tovah) is to look out for the needs of others and be
generous in giving to the poor. To have a “bad eye” (ayin ra’ah) is to
be greedy, stingy, and
self-centered, blind to the needs of those around you.
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There
are many examples; in my monthly online lessons I will teach you so much more
about Hebraic idioms.
My signature
course “Walking the Holy Land” is based on a 10-day tour of the holy land
tracing the life of Jesus from his birth to his resurrection. In this signature
course I will take you on a journey through many biblical sites in the holy
land starting first in Bethlehem to learn about Jesus birth, then we will learn
about the Judean desert and the ministry of John the Baptist preparing the way for
Jesus baptism in the Jordan river. then
up to Nazareth, through the Jezreel Valley, and spend a good amount of time
around the Sea of Galilee with Jesus and his disciples. The
climax of the teaching will be in Jerusalem during the last week of Jesus life,
ending on the cross. Finally, we will
celebrate Jesus Resurrection from the Mount of Olives and his appearance to his
disciples on the Road to Emmaus.
I’m
developing another course about the Historical Geography of the land of the
bible in detail, and more courses, such as differences between Eastern
and Western Cultures, another course we will be learning about the lord’s
prayer in Aramaic also another course will be learning about the Shema
the most important Jewish prayer in the old testament, in these courses you
will learn phrases in Aramaic and Hebrew that most scholars agree that Jesus
himself had pronounced from his own mouth. Like Malkhout Shamaim , the kindgdom
of heaven and many many more semetic biblical phrases from the original
languages, such as hebrew Aramaic and some Greek.
Value -
Results:
The courses
will provide insights of how god has worked throughout history, archeology and
geography of the Land of the bible, taking these courses can transform your
life to be thinking more like Middle Eastern Jesus, you will understand more
about who Jesus is, and when u understand more who he is in his Culture Custom
Context you will know him better and as a result it will help you understand
your life better. simply these teachings can help you to be transformed by the renewing
of your mind.
Romans 12:2
2 Don’t copy the behavior
and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by
changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you,
which is good and pleasing and perfect.
You will be
touched deeply especially if you are hungry to learn more in your spiritual walk
and reach more depth of understanding the stories in the pages of the bible.
More Value
/ Results:
When you go
through this journey with me of these online courses:
Three major
things as a result will happen in your walk with Jesus : I call them the 3
C’s
Clarity
Correction Confirmation.
First C:
Clarity
Taking
these online courses will result in that You will have more clarity in your
Christian walk.
Do you have clarity in life? Let us face it, many of us get overwhelmed
with uncertainty about future and lot of questions linger in our minds, and we worry so much about so many
things. Our focus gets shifted to the immediate problems and we feel
being taken over by the circumstances in life. How can we see clearly in the
midst of all that is happening around us? What gives such clarity in life?
1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.
You will
understand scripture in a much clear way will erase so much confusion from your
Christian walk.
Second C:
Correction
When taking
these online courses, you will have correction of understanding the word of god,
we live in an age hostile to correction. “Me” has become a standard word, I want to do it my way, I know the best, who
are you to tell me what to do? often our Christian friends don’t want to
be corrected. And that’s sad, because a gentle rebuke can be good for the soul.
I am aware
you will not like hearing this, but this applies to every Christian,
because we all have relationships that require at times, if we truly love
others, for us to offer biblical correction. So although it is never an easy task, but it is a
part of biblical love.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful
for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the
servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Third C:
Confirmation
Taking
these courses will result in that You will have confirmation of your faith
the Holy Spirit gives us the increased ability to practice our faith in every aspect of our lives and to witness
Christ in every situation. Let me explain
Unfortunately, we live in a culture full of anxiety, dispute, questionable,
and denial of our Christian
faith. The challenge for us is whether we are going to obey Christ or our surrounding culture. These online courses will help you
to be more grounded and gain more confidence in your Christian walk.
So, confirmation of the word of god roots us more deeply in our relationship with
the person of the holy spirit,
and also strengthen our bond with the
church community with our
brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.
One
Example
Hebrews
4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and
of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
We need
both the word and the spirit they go together; we cannot focus only on the holy
spirit but need the word of god both should be our focus because the word is
the spirit.
The Word of God, Scripture, will Confirm
our faith as it strengthens, deepens, increases and matures in the very
depths of our hearts and being
into existence to become stronger believers.
So, I invite you to join
me in these online courses and we will walk the Holy land together.
Yes, you
are here because you are interested in walking the Holy land, with me
Well, please
click the link below and subscribe to keep you updated with the new video courses
coming out soon. www.andremoubarak.com/subscribe
How does
Walking the Holy Land work?
Through
different video courses that are divided into many different lessons I will be
your personal Tour guide and teacher I will bring you all those solid teachings
to be live through Videos, power point presentations maps pictures from the
Holy Land to help you to have a deeper understanding of the bible.
Each month
you will receive a new video teaching directly to your email inbox.
For whom
are these courses dedicated for?
These
online courses are for church leaders, Ministry Leaders, elders, Pastors and
for anyone who want to strengthen their spiritual walk by learning scripture in
a deeper way, I have helped hundreds and if not thousands of believers when
they had done trips in the Holy land by being their Tour guide and teacher.
I worked
countless of hours to build these courses and worked very hard to make it
available and simple to understand, walking the Holy Land courses is a
spiritual journey through the land of the bible completely devoted for your
personal growth and walk with god.
What do
you expect to pay for these online courses?
Now this
is all for free I
am at the beginning of setting all the teachings, this is the early stage of
building the courses, when you subscribe you will receive every month a new Free
online lesson.
So, click
the bottom below and register now and join the online teachings with me for Free
this is the link of my website to subscribe: www.andremoubarak.com
Do not
hesitate I will be your personal Tour guide I will help you to walk the Holy
land through these online courses and lessons with a lot of great deep
meaningful teachings.
I want to
take a second and personally thank you so much for spending this time with me
it is such an honor and privilege to walk you through the Holy Land I hope you
enjoyed this webinar and I really hope that you will join me walking the Holy
land, remember to register and I look forward to being with you online, we will
connect the Bible and the Holy Land to your life. Please share this webinar
with your friend’s church members pastors and families
Thank you,
a lot and god bless.
Blessings
from Jerusalem, from the Holy Your Tour guide & Teacher Andre Moubarak
Looking
Forward to see you soon.
