The Druze are a fascinating people. They are a sect of Islam, but they are very different. They are monotheists that believe in one God, but they believe that God can be perceived in many different ways. God can be called Allah, Elohim, or something else. This is a very inclusive way of looking at things. They also believe in reincarnation. The thing that I found interesting was that since the Druze believe in reincarnation, they closed the faith to new converts in 1043AD. The Druze were suffering persecution at the time, but their theory was that since everyone is reincarnated, and there are no new souls created, everyone had the opportunity in previous generations to come to the Druze faith. To this day the faith is closed.
I thought the childlike faith of the Druze was really cool to see. Like the Jews and the Muslims, they need to see their need for the gospel of Jesus Christ. The people we were with lived out their faith and were hospitable to outsiders, which is especially amazing because the outsiders were of other faiths. Hospitality opens doors. That is a lesson I learned from the Druze.
Speaking of the Druze hospitality, one family hosted 32 of us, and they had awesome food. Anyone who reads this and visits Israel needs to visit the Druze village and get dinner there. It was amazing, and it is what they are known for.
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