Hezekiah's Tunnel

Yesterday we walked through Hezekiah's Tunnel. Most of us walked the wet route, where the water got as high as mid thigh. We brought flashlights, and a line of about 9 of us all turned off our flashlights and walked in the darkness. It was so amazing to walk in the darkness, where you can't see your feet. just feel the water as you take step after step along 1600 feet of cave, where you can't see what was in front, on the side, or above you, there was only black. In 2 Chronicles 32:2-4 and 2 Kings 20:20, we read that King Hezekiah of Judah dug the tunnel to protect the precious water source from the imminent Assyrian attack. The tunnel starts at the Gihon Springs, and flows to the pool of Siloam, where in John 9:1-12 Jesus heals the man born blind. The tunnel was a great sight to see, and I am excited to see more of Israel.

-Joshua Sperr

-6/28/2017