The Lord's Day (continued)

Heading over to Solomon's Quarries we came to Zedekiah's Cave.  On the way to the Damascus Gate there was a lot of commotion. Like no other city I have ever been to, Jerusalem casts a mood or a sense within of great emotions .  It would if it was uninhabitted today just because of its history! Conquered 40 times, destroyed 21 times, it is a city of peace and war. Add to it the religious mix, the fact that Jesus Himself entered it, died there, was buried and rose from the dead there and went back into heaven on a mountain which sits across from it and suddenly great emotions well up when it is seen, even from a distance.

Then add to the current religious mix and prophecy yet to be fulfilled and there is even more emotion. Think of all the other men of the Bible who are associated with it.

Back to the commotion we felt. Everything was suddenly tense. We came to this spot where a load of fruit was knocked down and laying on the ground. It was all over the street. We looked up and there were soldiers with their guns out pointing as they scanned the the area. When we got out the Damascus Gate there was even more tension in the air. The  Israeli soldiers had arrested an Arab man as all the Arab people just stared and sort of froze. Some shouted at the soldiers. It was a little unnerving. Unlike an arrest in New York City, the majority of the people who watched were angry with arrest.

 From there we turned right out of the Damascus Gate and went right into the caves and quarries. Every time we thought we were coming to the end of the quarry, it would open wide again. It is believed that this was where Solomon had the stone quarried (I Kings 6.1-7) and where Zedekiah's hid when the Babylonians were conquering the city.