We had our first full day of touring Israel today.  We went north from Tel Aviv to Caesarea along the Mediterranean.   This was the home of Pontius Pilot while governor of Judah.  We sat in the outdoor theater where Paul argued his case before Festus before going to Rome in chains.  We had a 1/2 hour worship service there.
Then we went on to Megiddo, the ancient city on the hill where, among other things, David looked down upon the battle with the Philistines under Saul, and later defeated Goliath.  Many other battles took place in the Jezrel valley below Megiddo through out the Old Testament.
Next we went on to Mount Carmel where Elijah had the big show down with the prophets of Baal.  There is now a monastery built on the spot where God rained down fire from heaven.
Finally we went on to Gideon's spring where God shaved down Gideon's army from 32,000 to just 300 to defeat the Midianites.
Tonight we are staying in Tiberius on the shore of the Sea of Galilee where we will spend the next couple of days.  Tomorrow is a boat ride on the sea, and late in the afternoon a baptismal service near the mouth of the Jordan river.
Our tour guide on the bus is a native to Israel and a student of OT Biblical studies.  He is a wealth of information, connecting the Biblical accounts with the history we are looking at as we go.  Its going to be information overload.  But is gives you a whole different perspective on what God has been doing through out history with is people.
Unfortunately the internet connection here is very very bad, so I was only able to post a couple of pictures.  The first is Elijah at Mt Carmel and the theater at Caesarea.