It's a lump of decorated stone.
It is, though, very old.
It is on display because it illustrates the way in which synagogues became places of considerable art, the people showing their communal commitment to religion, their culture and possibly their God by expensive and expansive decoration.
It may be a lump of stone, but it says something.
It speaks, but it cannot listen. That could only be done by the people who attended the ancient gathering place. Did they listen? Well, they heard words each week. Then, beneath these ancient stones came another day. The voice that spoke was the voice of God himself.
These are stones from the synagogue at Chorazin in Galilee.
Jesus commentary:
“Doom, Chorazin! Doom, Bethsaida! If Tyre and Sidon had been given half the chances given you, they’d have been on their knees long ago, repenting and crying for mercy. Tyre and Sidon will have it easy on Judgment Day compared to you" (The Message, Luke 10)
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