Last week we left off talking about the Tel Dan inscription which gave evidence to the existence of David, or at least to the House of David. Though there is only literature referring to him, there is still no hard evidence that he, as an individual, ever existed.
We moved on to the topic of water in Jerusalem and the controversy of Warren's shaft. There is much debate over the nature of the shaft and how it came to be. It has always been believed that the shaft was a man-made tunnel to transport water from the Gihon spring until recently. Now scholars believe that it was actually a pre-existing tunnel; however, controversy continues with the confusion of the shaft with words like "dagger," used in context in biblical scriptures. That being aside, the Gihon continues to gush for about 40 minutes at each interval, providing the city with water, but certainly not enough to support all of Jerusalem.
We continued on talking about passages that dealt with the Gihon Spring, particularly about Solomon. King Solomon was taken on a donkey to the Gihon spring to carry out his anointment. There is certain significance to riding upon a donkey, as Jesus did the same when he claimed royalty.
In continuing on, Professor Cargill expressed the significance of water. In John 9:1-11, Jesus grants a beggar the gift of sight. He does this by telling him to rub the mud from the pool of Siloam on his eyes, and in doing so, the beggar regains sight.
This lecture concluded with talk about the Ark of the Covenant and its debate over being an idle... more to come later!
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