"Where" matters, because places make people, and people matter. Where they live tells us many things about who they are. God's purpose to call out from the world a people for himself began to unfold on a particular part of the world's surface during a particular period of the world's history. That purpose continued unto the Incarnation, which happened in that same part of the world. Almost every one of the Bible's human authors lived in the Holy Land for some period of time. Almost all were Jewish. It is not possible to understand the Bible's people, its meaning, or its message without some knowledge of its historical and geographical setting.  
God revealed Himself in a particular time, to a particular race of people, at a particular geographical location. Just like He did in the times and people of the Scriptures, God wants to speak to us through our own time, work, relationships, and geographical location. But to understand His ways with us, we must understand His ways with them. For that, we must know something of the when and where and through whom it all happened. We must be able to visualize the places, because the people and time and land constitute the arena in which God chose to uniquely speak, act, and intervene.

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LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary’s own practice: lectio without the Latin. Get the book based on Sonja’s method in the right margin, How to Pray Like Mary.  
L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)

 
O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.)
What is your "promised land"? Is it healing? Financial freedom? A restored relationship? Children coming home to the Church? How far have you come? How far is left to go? What can you discern that the Holy Spirit wants you to know about your promised land?  
Perhaps you'd like to make a virtual pilgrimage to a site in the Holy Land. Why do you think it’s important for people to make such pilgrimages?
V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)
Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.
E | Entrust (Rest in the Word.)
May it be done to me according to  your Word. Amen +
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What We Discussed | Show Notes
Overview:
Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Jesus wants you to know His "place"
Minutes 12:01-24:00 – overview of the languages of the Bible and its authors; the olive and fig trees
Minutes 24:01-36:00 – people of the Land; the belly button of the world; Palestine and Israel
Minutes 36:01-48:00 – overview of the geographic locations and some of their familiar...