Day 7: Garden Tomb

We went to the Garden Tomb by bus. Later, we found out later that it was only a 7 minute walk from the hotel.
This rock resembles a scull.

This was a garden with a wine press.

There has been an earthquake in this area - notice the cracks in the rock.

The Garden Tomb itself is missing the stone in front of the opening, but the groove is still there.
It's easy to step into this tomb for the opening has been enlarged. Most tombs had small openings near the bottom, and you would had to crawl into them (more like the one below).

As noted in a previous post, this is a 1st century tomb as well - found when building a road

Inside the Garden Tomb. It's a small room cut out of the rock.

The whole point of being a Christ Follower is written on this door of the Garden Tomb. We have a living Saviour.

Faith Lesson:

We had communion and a lesson about Jesus in the Passover. Communion is seen in light of Passover, with the "cup of redemption" and the "afikomen" (matzah bread). Jesus died on Passover as our Passover lamb, he was "planted" in the earth during the feast of Unleavened Bread (when everyone prayed, "give us bread out of the ground"), and rose on "first fruits". This gives Communion, and Easter, a deeper meaning.