Chorazin is a city that Jesus cursed (Luke 10:13). While in Chorazin we read the Savior's rebuke of the Pharisees found in Matthew 23. I am starting to see a lot of parallels in my life to the Jews that had gone astray. It is easier to focus on rules than to focus on the two great commandments to love God and love one another. We can never forget the purpose behind the standards that we keep.
Our second stop was Sepphori. Sepphori is only an hour walk away from Nazareth and was going through a period of construction during Jesus' life. Hence Joseph and Jesus possibly came to Sepphori to work. Sepphori is also an important site for Jews because it is where the Mishna was written which is an important book of scripture for the Jews.
The last visit of the day was Akko. Akko is a city along a city on the Mediterranean coast. This was the final hold out of the crusaders so there are a bunch of buildings constructed by the crusaders. This city was visited by Paul in his preaching.
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