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Judea was ruled by Rome to
2,000 years ago in the time
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of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Even then the people
were chafing under Roman rule.
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Their occasional small-scale
rebellions but they were quickly
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crushed. In 1866 however,
the Jewish Revolt fled into
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a full-scale war that
raged for four years until the
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Roman General Titus conquered
Jerusalem destroyed the sacred
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temple and expelled most of
the survivors from the country.
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One outpost alone held
out against the Romans.
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It was the Fortress of Masada
built high above the Dead Sea
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on top of a barren
mountainous plateau.
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One of the most
historic and incredible stories
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of all history was played
out here when a small group of
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Jewish Zealots
defied the power of Rome.
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It's a story that carries a
special message for us today
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stay tuned to hear all about it.
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Masada is a natural rock-top
fortress overlooking the
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Dead Sea on the eastern
edge of the Judean Desert.
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Due to its natural features
with steep sides and no easy
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access, the place is
virtually invincible.
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Herod the Great recognized
the unique characteristics
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and strategic advantages
of this natural fortress
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both for defense
and for pleasure.
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He was a Roman Kline King
of Judea who ruled this region
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from 37 BC to 4BC. He wanted
a fortress, a place of refuge
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in case the Jews
should rebel against him.
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or the Egyptian Pharaoh
Cleopatra who wanted his
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territory Judea should
try to have him killed.
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So he fortified Masada
with walls, gates, and towers.
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He also liked
his creature comforts
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and so he turned it into
a luxurious vacation palace
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It was elaborately
designed and decorated.
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The residential area
cascaded in three tiers down the
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cliff-face and was
complete with swimming pools,
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executive offices, and
grand bath houses and even
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a private sauna. The palace
offered a magnificent view
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of the Dead Sea
and the Judean Desert.
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Great cisterns were carved
out of the rock to catch and
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store the precious water
brought by occasional rains.
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No expense was spared,
here was a self-contained
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palace fortress
truly fit for a king.
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after Herod's death and
the annexation of Judea,
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the Romans established
a garrison at Masada.
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When the Great Jewish
Revolt broke out in AD 66
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a group of Jewish Zealots known
as the Sicarii took over the
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Masada Fortress. When the
Romans destroyed Jerusalem
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the entire country had been
conquered with one exception.
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Masada still stood
defiant, great stock imposing,
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the Zealots
considered Masada invincible.
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They were confident that the
Great Rock Fortress with cliffs
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on every side would
always protect them,
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they felt safe and
secure, Masada was their
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Security Blanket, they could
easily defend its only access.
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A single pathway so
narrow that it was necessary
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to walk single file to
ascend the 400 steps to the top.
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There are about 700
steps along the two-kilometers
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of winding pathway.
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This pathway was
aptly named "The Snake Path"
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because of the way it twists
and zig-zags to the summit.
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And so the Great Rock
Fortress with its high sides and
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difficult access was the
zealot's hope for protection,
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their insurance
policy for survival.
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It was the strongest most
defensible, and most secure site
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in all the land. And so
trusting Masada to protect them
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they defiantly challenged
the most powerful army on earth.
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For two years the
Zealots harassed the Romans with
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raiding operations from Masada,
they engaged in Gorilla tactics
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hit and run, strike hard,
strike unexpectedly, and then
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just disappear. They
always returned to the safety
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of Masada and then in
March AD 72, the Roman Governor
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and General Flavius
Silva decided he'd had enough
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He marched against
Masada with his 10th legion.
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They brought water,
timber, and provisions.
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The 10th legion was
prepared for a long siege
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after sitting up their
camp at the base of Masada
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the Romans built a four
kilometer wall right around
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the base of the Great rock
so that no zealot would escape.
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The remains of the Roman Camp
and wall can still be seen today
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a reminder of their careful
and well-executed strategy.
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The Zealots were now confined
to their Clifftop Fortress
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but as they watched all
this activity from high up
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the Zealots weren't too
concerned, they were confident
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that Masada could stand
any attack, the Great Fortress
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would always protect them.
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The Romans continued
their methodical preparation
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on the western side of Masada
they constructed a ramp from
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stones and beaten earth.
Stone by stone they steadily
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built their ramp of Doom.
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On this embankment
they built a Siege Tower,
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The giant Roman
catapult were placed in position
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and was soon firing
massive boulders at the Zealots
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in the Fortress. These
missiles, these great boulders
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can still be
seen at Masada today.
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The Romans then moved
their battering ramp up the ramp
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and began to pound the walls.
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The Zealots desperately defended
but soon a section of the wall
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crumbled and was destroyed
however, the Zealots had built
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another wall of timber
inside the section that had been
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destroyed and they
banked it up with soil.
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This soil was soft and yielding
so when struck by battering rams
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it only became more firm.
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But Flavius Silva had
a plan and was prepared.
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He directed his men to throw
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fiery torches at the
wooden wall and set it alight,
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quickly the wall
became a mighty flame
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The Romans then returned to
their camp certain of victory
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the next day.
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So it was that next
morning just before dawn on that
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fateful day in AD 73
Silva's men moved up the ramp
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and charged through the
battered wall with swords raised
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ready for battle.
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But there was no clash of
swords, there was no opposition,
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there was no sound, they were
met only by an eerie silence
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the silence of a cemetery.
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What they saw led them to fall
back in shock and disbelief,
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for here all about them
were the freshly slain bodies
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of the Zealots,
they'd expected to fight.
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There were 960 of them, men,
women, and children their bodies
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systematically
grouped on the rocky surface,
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the battle was over, the Romans
had won, Masada had fallen,
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their enemies were dead as
they had wanted them to be.
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But the Romans were cautious,
they weren't sure how many
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Zealots there were, could
more be in hiding waiting for
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the right moment to attack?
Together the soldiers let out
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a dread shout and at the
sound of their mighty bellow
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two women and five children
emerged from their hiding place
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the only survivors. One of
the women told the whole story
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to the Roman soldiers, she
explained in detail what had
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happened and that's how the
historian Josephus was able to
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record it all for us.
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You see, after the
emergency wall had been burned
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and the Masada
defenses had been breached,
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the leader of the Zealots
Eleazar ben Ya'ir realized that
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the Great Rock Fortress
could no longer defend them.
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He knew that the end
was just a few hours away.
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There were only two options,
they could fight to the death
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or they could surrender
to the Romans and become
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their slaves, it was death
or slavery, one or the other.
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But as he revisited
the situation that night
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Eleazar ben Ya'ir realized
that there was one more choice,
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if they must die, they
could choose the kind of death.
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They could die in
honor instead of defeat.
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He called his men
together and explained the plan
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he reminded them of the disgrace
of slavery to the hated Romans
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here are the words of part
of his impassioned and famous
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speech. Eleazar ben Ya'ir talked
on until emotions were roused
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and patriotism so inflamed
that they all agreed to join
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the suicide pact, they
would die rather than surrender.
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Each man gathered
his own family together,
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tenderly embraced them
with tears in his eyes,
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and then he took the
lives of those he loved.
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When this was done, the men cast
lots and chose 10 men to slay
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all the rest. Each man laid down
beside his wife and children
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and submitted himself to the
death he'd inflicted on them.
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and the last 10 men cast
lots to see who would slay
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the other nine and finally the
last man set fire to the palace
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and then died by his own sword
only the two women and five
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children escaped.
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So ended one of the most
incredible stories of all
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history but it need not
have ended this way, there is a
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better way of protection, a more
secure fortress and that was
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discovered by another great
warrior who used Masada as a
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fortress one
thousand years earlier.
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His name was David, he became
Israel's greatest and most loved
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king. David was the
lowly shepherd boy who defeated
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Goliath, became king,
formed Israel into a nation,
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and established Jerusalem
as its capital and ushered in
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Israel's golden age.
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The name Masada is
derived from the Hebrew word
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Matsuda, that means
stronghold or fortress.
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And it appears that David
visited the clifftop fortress
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on at least three occasions.
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Possibly the first time he
saw it was when he was fleeing
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for his life from
Saul, Israel's first king.
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Saul saw David as a threat
to his throne and was determined
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to kill him so
David was on the run.
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After hiding in the cave
at Aijalon in Judea's western
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foothills, David and his band
of followers went to Bethlehem
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to rescue David's parents
from potential harm and to
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escort them to safety in Moab
directly across the Dead Sea
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from Masada. David hoped
his family would be safe there
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until the situation
with Saul settled down.
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When he was returning from
Moab, David was looking for
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a hideout in the Judean
desert where he would be safe
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from attack. Ideally a place
with a view in all directions
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that would allow him
to see danger approaching
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so where did he go? He
went to the stronghold Metsuda,
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Masada. Here's what the
record says in I Samuel 22: 4.
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It says after
securing his family's safety
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David was in the
stronghold, the word in Hebrew
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is Metsuda or Masada.
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So even way back in
David's time around 1,000 BC
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this great clifftop
fortress was called Masada.
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Now although Masada may
seem a perfect hiding place
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from a human perspective,
it's not where God wanted
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David to stay and so
David received a message from
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one of the prophets to
move on. Here's what it says in
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I Samuel 22:5
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The second time David
and his men went to Masada
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was after David had spared
King Saul's life at Ein Gedi
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just a few kilometers north
of Masada, Saul was hunting
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for David, still wanting to
kill him and he stopped to rest
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and fell asleep in a
cave unaware that David
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was hiding in it. David
and his men were hiding in the
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innermost part of the cave.
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As Saul was resting
David quietly crept up to him
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with his knife drawn but instead
of stabbing Saul with it,
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he secretly cut off a
corner of his royal robe.
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David could easily have
killed Saul but he chose rather
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to respect the king and spared
his life. When Saul discovered
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what had happened he
made peace with David and
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returned home but listened to
where David goes in I Samuel 24:
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22. While Saul said he was
going home David and his men
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went up to
Masada the stronghold.
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It seems that David was
suspicious and still uncertain
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about Saul's real
intentions so he goes to Masada,
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Matsuda the Stronghold
where he knows he is safe
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and from where he can
keep an eye on Saul should he
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double back and try
to catch David off guard.
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The next time we know of David
here at Masada is after he was
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anointed as king of
all Israel at Hebron.
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When his enemies, the
Philistines heard about it,
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they conspired to attack him
early in his reign when he was
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most vulnerable.
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Here's what it says in II Samuel
chapter five and verse 17.
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Even when he is king, David
still rushes to the stronghold
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to Masada when he is
threatened and in danger.
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He knows the unique
characteristics of Masada
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will ensure his safety. He knows
that no one can harm him there.
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At Masada, he is safe,
at Masada he is secure.
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When you look at Masada and
see the strategic advantages
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this natural fortress,
it's easy to understand why
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these zealots Herod and
David were attracted to it and
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found refuge here. At first
glance Masada seems the perfect
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hideout for these men
faced with military threats and
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danger during their lives.
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They all understood the
importance of a strong defensive
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position, so in this
sense, they had a lot in common
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but there's a huge
difference in their positions.
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The zealots and Herod trusted
in Masada to protect them
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and save them. While David
trusted in God for protection,
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How do we know this?
Well, listen to what David wrote
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on Psalm chapter 18
and verses one and two.
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And guess what word David used
for fortress? Yes, it's Matsuda,
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Masada. David realized that
although the clifftop fortress
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was important and stronghold
built and maintained by
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human hands will
eventually be conquered.
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So David trusted only
God as his ultimate protector
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rather than some mountain
or some other man-made option.
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After staying in
Masada on several occasions,
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David came to realize that
as secure as this rocky mountain
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may seem, the Lord God alone was
truly his Masada, his fortress.
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He wrote three more Psalms
in which he refers to God as
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his stronghold, his Masada.
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On one occasion during a time
of great difficulty when even
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friends abandoned him, he
wrote this in Psalm chapter 31
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and verses two and three.
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Unlike the Zealots and
Herod, David didn't depend on a
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Doomsday Fortress when he faced
times of trouble, his Masada
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his fortress was the living
God. Now like David and the
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Zealots and Herod, we all
experience times when we feel
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threatened by circumstances
beyond our control.
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When those difficult times
come what's your stronghold?
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Where do you
ultimately turn for help?
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The Zealots and Herod
looked to Masada and saw a
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physical fortress that
seems safe, almost impregnable
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but history
ultimately proved them wrong.
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David spent time on
the same clifftop mountain
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but he came to a
radically different conclusion.
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David found his protection
not in a physical fortress,
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but in the true
stronghold, the Rock of Ages,
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the living
fortress, God Almighty.
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There are some
challenges some storms of life,
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that we just can't hide
from when the physical Masada's
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can't protect us. You know
the kind, the sudden illness,
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the financial mess, the
unexpected loss of a loved one,
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the heartbreaking betrayal
of a friend. These storms
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can sweep into our
lives quickly and suddenly
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or build up over time until
they are raging all around us.
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When they come, they
threaten to shake us to the core
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and there is nowhere
we can hide from them.
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Or is there? David talks about
a stronghold in whom we can
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take refuge. This stronghold
is so strong, so impenetrable
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that it's protection
ensures that we cannot be shaken
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even by the fiercest storm.
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God is our Rock and our
Fortress, our Stronghold
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we can run to Him when the
storms of life blow all around
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us. Here's what David
wrote is Psalm chapter 71 and
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verses one and three.
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So, when the storms of life
blow in and you know they will
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find your security
in the mighty fortress.
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Hide yourself in the all-loving
and powerful arms of God,
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trust Him to keep you
safe and not be shaken.
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The great stone fortress reminds
us that we also need a fortress,
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a place of refuge where we
can find true peace and safety
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in times of stress and danger.
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So, if you've enjoyed
today's journey to Masada,
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and our reflections on
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and it's a message for us today,
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refuge and stronghold.
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Our Dear Heavenly Father,
You are our Saviour and our
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stronghold, our Masada.
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You are our refuge
and our place of safety,
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We are so grateful
that You are a powerful God,
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and that in our times of trouble
and during the storms of life
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we can find
safety and refuge in You.
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You will be given
anything that comes against us
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or anything
that rages within us.
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We commit our lives to You
and pray for Your continued
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blessing and
guidance in our lives,
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and we ask this in Jesus' Name.
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Amen!
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