From: Gary Collett
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: Why Jerusalem?
Shalom from Jerusalem, Israel!
I have felt that it was time to share information based on experiences
and research, which I have seen as unique and relatively untaught.
Most of you I do not know anything about, your background, beliefs or
convictions. So you understand a little more about me...I have a Doctorate in
Divinity. My dissertation was on "Biblical Eschatology" and my thesis was
on "Spiritual Warfare". I am greatly concerned about the things related to
these two subjects and what we observe is happening in the world.
I first began to live in Jerusalem in the early 1980"s.
I was invited to be a part of a geological survey of the "Old City of
Jerusalem", which occurred in 1985 in conjunction with the Hebrew
University and private business enterprises. Andrew and Jeff, our two
oldest sons, were involved in the survey. The results have never been made
available to the widespread public because of disputes which arose over who
was in control of the manufacturing of the results. I say "manufacturing"
because from the information, the result of the survey, a 3-D plastic map
was made of the Geology of Jerusalem. This "map" is astounding! I
was
blessed to have received one of the very few, which were made. I have used
this plastic, to scale, map through the years in teaching or sharing
Biblical truths. What is totally awesome with this map is the left hand
fits into the geology of Jerusalem! This is unique but it is more than
that.
It gives new meaning to two verses in the
Bible. Isaiah 49:16
states: ..."I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands, thy walls are
continually before me". And Isaiah 51:16 states: ..."and I have covered
thee in the shadow of mine hand...."
Now, before I am accused of taking
these verses out of context it should be realized that Tsion (Zion) in the
context of the Bible is often relating to Jerusalem. Also the context of
these chapters, I believe will bear this out. Related to these verses are
the cultures of desert peoples still in practice today and the culture at
the time of the writing of the Bible.
Because of the lack of water, and
modern conveniences the left hand was considered the hand of the earth, or
the unclean hand. Why? Because they did not have an abundance of water to
wash with, they only washed the "Right Hand"! The "Left Hand"
was used for
all unclean needs. The "Right Hand" then signified the hand of strength,
might, friendship and protection. What then an amazing revelation to find
that Jerusalem is geologically shaped in the form of a "Left Hand"! This
can be seen in a mitten like appearance in many maps of Jerusalem, which
are using a geological basis on which to draw or put the city. The "Old
City of David' is then the end of the thumb. The "Temple Mount" is the
large muscle area of the thumb. The area alongside, on the outside of the
thumb, would be the Kidron Valley. The line below the fingers would be the
Hinnom Valley and the side of the thumb towards the fingers would be the
Tyropoeon Valley. It is also interesting that these three valleys then
also form the Hebrew letter, which looks like a "W", the "Shin", which
is
an abbreviation of the name of God, El Shaddi. Jerusalem is symbolically
formed on a hand (God's) and represents a name of God!
What does this then state about the city spiritually? No wonder there is
a battle over the city as a capital for two rivaling peoples!
Sincerely,
GR Collett
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