If the photograph at left above of what was once the ancient City of David area (which David himself called Zion) brings anything to mind it must surely be this passage from the prophet Micah…
‘Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’ (Micah 3:12 and also recorded by Jeremiah in Jer. 26:18)
The first picture is from the very early 20th Century and shows the ridge of the old City of David area (where the temples actually stood) as small agricultural fields.
It was not until the 1920’s and 30’s (second picture) that buildings began to appear and flourish.
It is reasonable to assume it had stood as wasteland or fields for centuries before that!
(The third picture is what it is like today)
‘Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’ (Micah 3:12 and also recorded by Jeremiah in Jer. 26:18)
The first picture is from the very early 20th Century and shows the ridge of the old City of David area (where the temples actually stood) as small agricultural fields.
It was not until the 1920’s and 30’s (second picture) that buildings began to appear and flourish.
It is reasonable to assume it had stood as wasteland or fields for centuries before that!
(The third picture is what it is like today)
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