Rejoice Be Grateful 2027 Tour
02 October – 12 October 2027
Day 1: Departure from Johannesburg: (Saturday 02 October 2027)
Our journey begins as we depart on overnight flight. We travel with our overnight bags as our suitcases will be forwarded to Israel. We depart to Tel Aviv, Israel and overnight.
Meals: Onboard Flight
Day 2: (Sunday 03 October 2027)
Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Mt Carmel, Jezreel – Megiddo Valley, Haifa
The stories of the Scriptures come alive as we read the Scriptures. We visit Joppa the oldest port of Israel, a charismatic and beautiful city that dates back thousands of years. Here Peter had his vision on the rooftop of the House of Simon the Tanner. Tabitha was raised from the dead and Jonah set sail to Tarshish. King Solomon built his port on the Mediterranean. We drive to Mt. Carmel where Elijah challenged King Ahab and the prophets of Baal. (1 Kings 19) From Mt Carmel mountain we see the Jezreel Valley, the Armageddon Battlefield, (Hill of Megiddo”), mentioned in the Scripture only once, Revelation. We enjoy an amazing view from Haifa learning more about the different bronze ages.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight: Galilee
Day 3: (Monday 04 October 2027)
Mount Precipice, Nazareth , Cana, Mt. Tabor, Tabgha, Capernaum, Mt of Beatitudes
This morning in the surroundings of Nazareth where Yeshua grew up in his early childhood. We will stand on the cliff of Mount Precipice where Yeshua returned to Nazareth after his baptism. It was in the synagogue of Nazareth where Yeshua declared, that he is the Messiah. Rejecting his claim, the Nazarenes’ declare him as a false Messiah, and drag him to the “edge of the city”. They attempt to throw over the cliff, but “he passed through the midst of them and walked away” (Luke 4:29-30). We visit Nazareth where Yeshua spent his boyhood years before beginning his ministry at the age of 30. We travel to Cana of Galilee where Yeshua performed His first miracle at the wedding. We ascend to Mt.Tabor the place of transfiguration and ascension of Yeshua.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight : Northern Israel
Day 4: (Tuesday 05 October 2027)
Mt of Beatitudes, Yeshua Boat, Sail on Galilee, Mt Arbel, Magdala
This is a very early morning. We have special time at the Mount of the Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount, experiencing the words of Yeshua to the multitudes. We visit the Nof Ginnosar Kibbutz where a discovery of the ancient Boat were made. Next we visit Tabgha the site of the multiplication of loaves and fishes a place where Yeshua appeared to his disciples after his resurrection We visit to Capernaum the “evangelical triangle” These ruins of ancient 1 st century synagogue, a location where Yeshua taught and where Peter’s home was. We enjoy a relaxing Cruise on the Sea of Galilee with devotion on board, bringing to life the experiences of Yeshua and the fishermen disciples We enjoy an amazing outlook over the Sea of Galilee from Mt Arbel. Next we visit the Town where Mary Magdalene lived. The name “Magdala” comes from the word “tower” in Hebrew. Yeshua would have preached in Magdala during his ministry when he was based nearby in Capernaum.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight
Day 5: (Wednesday 06 October 2027)
Safed, Tel Hazor, Avelet HaShar, Tel Dan, Banias Nature Reserve.
We have an early morning drive after breakfast as we will experience a full day. As we watch the Sea of Galilee drop away behind you as you climb to Israel’s highest city. Walk the quiet stone pathways of Safed in the crisp morning air. Because it is Friday, you will see the locals hurriedly preparing their homes and baking challah for the approaching Sabbath. We have a drive into the Hula Valley, stand atop the massive archaeological tell of Hazor. This was the grand Canaanite royal city that Joshua conquered. View the ancient Solomonic gates and the massive Israelite water system, reflecting on how God gives victory when his people walk in obedience. Briefly pass by neighboring Ayelet HaShahar, one of the region’s earliest modern agricultural foundations. Joshua 11:10, Walk through the shaded canopy alongside the rushing Dan River, the largest source of the Jordan. Look upon the ancient mud-brick Abrahamic Gate (Genesis 14:14) and the high place where King Jeroboam later set up the golden calf, tracing the fine line between God’s natural purity and man’s spiritual compromise. Our next visit is the massive cave at the base of Mount Hermon where pagan shrines once stood. Stand over the crashing waters where Jesus declared that the “gates of hell” would not prevail against His Church, and where Peter made his foundational declaration of faith. Arrive back at your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight
Day 6: (Thursday 07 October 2027 )
Tamar Bakfar, Tiberius, Hippos, Kursi, Katzin, Golan Heights, Judean drive to Jerusalem
Our morning starts being surrounded by the agricultural abundance of the Jordan Valley. Our reading is Deuteronomy 11:11-12. As you taste the dates and olive oil from this historic estate, reflect on God’s ancient covenant promises to sustain His people through the fruit of the land. We will watch a short video and time to purchase something valuable to take home with us from Galilee. We read from Matthew 5:14. As part of the ancient Decapolis, Hippos was a prominent pagan Greco-Roman city perched high above the lake. Jesus likely gestured toward its gleaming white stone buildings across the water when preaching His Sermon on the Mount. Stand among the basalt ruins, look out over the entire Sea of Galilee, and ponder what it means to be a beacon of light in a dark world. Drive north along the eastern shore to the traditional site of the Miracle of the Swine. Walk through the peaceful ruins of the Byzantine monastery and look up at the steep hills flanking the lake. This is where Jesus crossed the stormy waters specifically to rescue a single, isolated soul from absolute spiritual torment. Luke 8:26-39. Climb out of the Sea of Galilee basin up onto the grand, rolling basalt plateau of the Golan Heights, known in the Old Testament as the mighty region of Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:1-4). Tour the ancient Talmudic village of Katzrin to step back into the world of early biblical community and scripture study. Psalm 68:15. Afterward, we pause at a panoramic overlook on the heights to take in the sheer scale of the landscape. As we cross back over the upper Jordan River to loop back to Tiberias, we watch the waters feed into the northern end of the lake. Let the moving water symbolize the washing away of the old and the refreshing flow of the Holy Spirit.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight
Day 7: (Friday 08 October 2027)
Bethlehem, Shepherd Field, Jericho, Bethabara (Quasar-El-Yahud), Qumran, Dead Sea,Wadi Qelt,
We journey to the Shepherds field and Bethlehem. Yeshua was born in Bethlehem, which was a fulfillment of prophecy (Micah 5:2; Luke 2:1-7) and also the place of death and burial for Rachel. The name Bethlehem actually means “house of bread.” Bethlehem was also the birthplace of David (2 Sam 23:24; 1 Chr 11:26). The roads descending to the east of Bethlehem lead through the Christian village of Beit Sahour (or Bait Sahur), which includes the Shepherds’ Fields identified since ancient times where the shepherds seen the Star. (Luke 2:8-10). . We continue to Jericho, the place where God had an awesome plan for the battle of Jericho. The scriptures describes the Israelites being led by Joshua and crossing the Jordan into Canaan where they laid siege to the city of Jericho. There, God spoke to Joshua telling him to go around the city once every day for six days with the seven priests carrying ram’s horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day they were to marched around the city seven times and the priests were to blow their ram’s horns. We visit the Mount of Temptation where Yeshua was tempted by Satan after fasting 40 days & 40 Nights. We an ancient Sycamore Tree where Zacchaeus climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Yeshua passing by. We visit the Biblical Baptism site Bethabara, that played an important role in the life of Yeshua. After his rejection in Jerusalem during the Feast of Dedication, “He went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.” (John 10.40). We visit Qumran where the Deadsea Scrolls were found and head to Ein Gedi, “Spring of the Goat,” an oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea where David hid from Saul, and where God defeated the enemies of the Israelites by praise and worship led by King Jehoshaphat. Our day ends with a relaxing float in the Dead Sea. We make our way back stopping in Wadi Qelt where we will make a Covenant.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight
Day 8: (Saturday 09 October 2027)
Mt Zion, Last Supper Room, Tomb of King David, Cardo, Jewish, Quarters, Western and Southern Wall, Golden Gate, Mount of Olives, Palm Sunday road, Church of All Nations, Garden of Gethsemane
This morning is a very early start and long walk we visit the Upper Room (Luke 22). We visit the traditional site where Yeshua instituted the “Last Supper” – Matthew 26: 17-30; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 227-23; John 13 : 1- 17:26. Visit the Tomb of King David and walk through the historic Jewish Quarter, down the Cardo. On our way down the stairs we see the Golden Lamp Stand and enjoy prayer time at the Western Wall. We take our journey out the Dung Gate to view the Southern Wall Excavations and the Temple Stairs. We walk pass the Mercy Gate and make our way up to the Golden Gate. We head to the top of the Mount of Olives to stand where Yeshua had a breath-taking view of the city across the KidronValley to the Eastern Gate where the Prince of Peace will enter (Ezekiel 44) also the place where He ascended into heaven (Acts 1). We visit where “the Yeshua wept” as he beheld the Holy City and walk down the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane and see 2,000 year old olive trees that date back to the time of Yeshua. We visit the Church of All Nations. We spend time praying in the Garden.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight
Day 9: (Sunday 10 October 2027)
Caiaphas House, Pools of Bethsaida, Stations of the Cross, Free Time in the Old City, Golgotha, Garden Tomb, Night Light in Jerusalem
We visit the House of Caiaphas before we start The Way of The cross from the Lions gate, continuing to the Pools of Bethsaida that have supplied water to the First and Second Temples until Herod the Great’s time. These very baths are where the healing miracle of Yeshua took place. We visit Ecco homo (“behold [the] man” John 19 where the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe. We continue to the Stations of the Cross. We enjoy dinner at the Hotel before we enjoy an evening out. This evening you have the opportunity to explore Jerusalem at night.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner. Overnight
Day 10: (Monday 11 October 2027)
Yad Vashem, Ein Kerem, Abu Gosh, Carmel Market, Tel Aviv
We will visit the Yad Vashem to learn more of the Holocaust. Before we journey to Ein Kerem the site where John the Baptist was born. We visit the village of Abu Gosh, known as Kiryat Ye larim, where the Ark of the Covenant rested before King David brought it back to Jerusalem. We will end our day in Tel Aviv before our return home.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11: (Tuesday 12 October 2027)
We say goodbye to our new friends, having wonderful memories and treasure them in our hearts. We on our way home with mind and hearts filled with a new and revived passion of Faith. Israel remains on our lips. Be blessed and stay blessed!
