And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel. And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men.
Terrible times lie just ahead for Israel, and for the world.
Jordan I have waited many years for an opportunity to visit Jordan. It was well worth waiting for. After crossing the Allenbee Bridge and clearing the now-reduced customs formalities, one finds oneself in lands of the Bible that are as important historically as those West of the Jordan. Leaving the lush fields of the Jordan Valley one climbs a magnificent gorge above sea level into the land of Gilead. The King's Highway had been a legend to me, but soon our quarter-million dollar deluxe bus was zooming at 75 miles an hour along this ancient caravan route.