On the Sea of Galilee

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls - Coincidence?

The most ancient manuscript discovery of modern time - the Dead Sea scrolls found in the caves of Qumran by a bedouin youth and first identified by archeologist Eleazar Sukenik of Hebrew University the same day, nay, even the same hour, that the United Nations voted to allow Israel to become a nation!

DIVINE SYMBOLISM?

The story of the Dead Sea Scrolls is far more fascinating than one might think at first! The scrolls were written by Essene scribes who were meticulous about writing down the exact letters of Scripture. The WORDS of Scripture were written on animal skin - the majority being lamb skin parchments. Then fearing the scrolls destruction later, the Essenes wrapped them in linen cloths, placed them in clay jars and hid them in caves in the Qumran. There they remained safe until the appointed time for their discovery to occur!

The WORD was written on lamb skin, wrapped in linen cloths and placed in a tomb-like clay jar!!

How incredibly symbolic! The WORD, Yeshua, became flesh and dwelt among us, the Lamb of God who was slain, then was wrapped in linen cloths, placed in a tomb, and resurrected at the appointed time!!

DIVINE TIMING?

Hundreds of years later, the first of these scrolls were discovered by bedouin during the winter-spring of 1947, who were pasturing their goats near the caves. They hung the scrolls on tent poles within their camp not knowing their worth or significance, and then it was suggested that they sell the scrolls to make money from them. The bedouins sold them in Bethlehem for a cheap price to two Arab antiquities dealers who did not know their significance either. One dealer sold 4 scrolls to Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem who did not know what they were, but bought them for about $250. The other dealer contacted Hebrew University professor and archeologist Eleazar Sukenik who went to Bethlehem November 29th, 1947 and immediately recognized the significance of the scrolls the very same hour and day that the United Nations voted to allow Israel to become a nation. Could this be mere coincidence?

COULD GOD HAVE BEEN SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE ENTIRE WORLD?

What are the odds that the most ancient scrolls, 1000 years older than any other copies, would be found the day the UN allows Israel to become a nation?? Almost as if God was saying, "Take heed all nations, these are My people and this is their land and here are the manuscripts to prove it!" There is no other greater proof that shows how much of a right Israel has to that land than Scripture - it is the foundation of Judaism!

Almost as if, in a sense, the day the nation was founded, the founding papers were established as well!

2 comments:

  1. Wow!!! That is a great story and sure does point out that God is in control.

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