In the Bible’s Book of Numbers, Dan, according to census, was the second largest Israelite tribe. “ During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.” (1Kings 4:25) The Old Testament referred to the entire Israel as “from Dan to Beersheba” (from North to South). Retracing Moses’ steps up the Lord’s mountain was an acute personal realisation that life is never easy. Unforeseen bends that can throw us off course are plenty, but we simply must forge on in faith. We all live our lives in frequent chances, never knowing the outcome of our actions nor the impediments along the way.

Descending it at the break of dawn, I came back with an exhausted body and an enlightened soul. Ascending it after midnight, I was a curious tourist. Mt Sinai is replete with life’s metaphors. In reply, The Lord gave him the 10 Commandments to bring to the Israelites waiting in the desert. Here he waited 40 days and nights for further instructions about the Promised Land. Moses walked to its peak, alone and with only his faith to guide him. So Moses went up.” (Exodus 19:20)ĭaunting yet divine, Mt Sinai represents the story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt, shortly after the Passover. The Bible guides us through the journey which Moses led the Israelites on: “ The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the Mountain. In all my travels, no place has ever held my curiosity as much as the Holy Land, with its ancient history of intimacy with God Himself, and its epic continuing conflicts in modern times.Īnd in my recent 18 days as a pilgrim, in search of archaeological proof that the Bible’s contents are accurate and verifiable, none will my heart ever hold more sacrosanct than scaling Mt Sinai, touring the city of Dan, and being baptised in the Jordan River.

Travel in Love by Diego Christian