Dave Stotts first explores the high and varied volcanic tablelands known as the Golan Heights, which form a natural avenue of access into Israel from regions to the east and northeast. In that region he explores ancient Caesarea Philippi and King Agrippa’s Palace. Then, back down on Israel’s coastal plain, Dave examines the site of Caesarea Maritima, Herod the Great’s engineering marvel that provided the land with a “modern” Roman port at the time of Jesus.
Dave Stotts and his Drive Thru History research team look into what is arguably the greatest single historical event ever recorded -- the birth of Messiah. As he examines history, tradition, and the biblical record, Dave reveals a few secrets that may surprise even the most ardent students of the ultimate Christian holy day.
Dave and his Drive Thru History team venture north into the Palestinian-occupied West Bank, where he visits often-overlooked biblical sites of great importance. Although they are out of the mainstream of biblical tourism, we will see that they are not out of the mainstream of God’s past — and future — attention.
Dave looks back into the biblical history of Israel to help us better understand why this tiny country — about the size of New Jersey — arouses the deepest passions of not only its inhabitants, but of millions of people worldwide. He also visits key Old Testament ruins to see whether they confirm or contradict the biblical account.
There’s nothing like firsthand exposure to the land of the Bible to help us understand why God’s people did the things they did — whether it was the idolatry of the period of the Judges, or the heroic “last stand” of Masada’s defenders after the fall of Jerusalem. In this episode, we get a taste of the harshness of a land upon which God’s people would learn to depend on him for the fulfillment of all of his covenant promises.