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They are surprised to see Him talking with her because she is a woman. Just as the Samaritan woman was looking to men to satisfy her.

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The Woman At The Well Is A Reminder That He Will Redeem Us.

. The story of the woman at the well once again reminds us that God is ready and willing to set us free. There may be a race issue here. The story of the woman at the well is one of the most well known in the Bible.

A woman who was despised by the Jews and the Samaritans finds living water at the well on a hot afternoon. Photina the Samaritan woman her sons Joseph and Victor. This woman without a name and who doesnt appear again in Scripture was an outcast in her own society.

6 Jacobs well is one of the few spots about the position of which all travellers are agreed. Nicodemus and the unnamed Samaritan woman are as different as they could be. Well-behaved women seldom make history 165 Maybe that applies to disciples as well.

She uses her story to tell others about the living water found in Jesus. And the woman took and spread a covering over the well s mouth and spread ground corn thereon. On the same day St.

Of course Israel was also the victim of those gods and kingdoms she chased after. And the thing was not known. Free from the choices that have left us broken and lost.

10-12 Jesus interests the woman in living water. Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well John 4 Bible Commentary Produced by TOW Project. Her proper name was Photina who is reckoned among the Saints in the Roman Martyrology on the twentieth of March in the words following.

There around noon while His disciples were in town buying food He encountered a Samaritan woman coming to draw water from the well. 25 The woman said to him I know that Messiah is coming who is called Christ. But look deeper and youll realize it reveals a great deal about Jesus character.

The woman said to Him Sir You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. If this is the case then Ive got good news for you today. Intriguing and example-setting yet today for all of us.

A love that accepts us where we are. Jesus the King of kings went out of His way to find and to offer this woman by the well a place in His coming kingdom. The encounter of Jesus and the Samaritan woman is not a random meeting.

Jesus passing from south to west would pass up the valley of Mochna until the road turns sharp to the west to enter the valley of Sichem between Ebal and Gerizim. Jesus is not fazed by our sin. On its surface the story chronicles ethnic prejudice and a woman shunned by her community.

Jesus alone is the Living Water that fills our void. Jesus is speaking about the spiritual realm but the Samaritan woman cant get past the physical realm. It is dug in the rock and is about 9 feet in diameter.

I am he Jesus said. If you can worship God in truth you are in the Spirit. Deuteronomy 2222 View whole chapter See verse in context If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband then they shall both of them die both the man that lay with the woman and the woman.

Theyve been on the road for some hours. The Jewish man of course is Jesus a rabbi traveling with his disciples. Jesus skillfully shows her that she needs the living water that He can give.

The third thing which puts the woman at the well at a disadvantage is the fact that she is a woman. It was planned by God and depicts Jesus mercy and love for us. Desperate for a satisfying life and unending grace the woman at the well is forever changed by Jesus love for her.

And well find it out at the side of a well where a Jewish man has come and meets The Samaritan Woman at the Well. But one has to draw deeply to taste it all. Many Christians can easily give a summary of it.

The echoes of Rebekkah and Rachel at the well reminds you that wells are places the bride is found for the bridegroom. We will let the great exegete Cornelius à Lapide reveal it in his words from the Great Commentary. The Town of Sychar 45-6.

Our text says however that Jesus had to NIV NRSV or must needs KJV take this route -- perhaps because it was faster but surely because Jesus had a divine appointment with a woman at Jacobs well outside of Sychar. 4 Things Christians Can Learn from The Story of the Woman at the Well 1. Christs talk with his disciples in the meantime ver 31-38.

Also Sebastian a general. Free from our past. Above all the story which unfolds in John 41-40 suggests.

Told in John 41-42 it depicts how Jesus traveling through Samaria on the way to Galilee sat down at a well in the town of Sychar. John does not tell us the disciples are shocked to find Jesus talking to this Samaritan woman because she is a Samaritan or because she is sinful they dont know this. JOHN 416-19 16 Jesus said to her Go call your husband and come here 17 The woman answered and said I have no husband.

And he whom you now have is not your husband. Jesus said to her You have well said I have no husband 18 for you have had five husbands. Its the same basic message with a different metaphor.

When he comes he will proclaim all things to us 26 Jesus said to her I am he the one who is speaking to you. The story of the woman at the well John 41-40 has as much direct discussion of human labor as any story in John. To which the woman replied I have no husband Which is the same as saying I have no lord Jesus said You said well I have no husband for you have had five husbands.

This you have said truly To which the woman replied I perceive that you are a prophet John 416-19. Many Christians are familiar with the womans inability to move from the everyday work of drawing water to Jesus. The woman perceived Jesus as a prophet because He gently called out her sin.

Ringe and Jacqueline E. He needed the new birth. His discourse with the Samaritan woman at a well ver 7-26.

The woman by the well is a beautiful example of Gods love and total acceptance. Free from the pain weve been dragging around with us and redeem us into a new creation. The Gospel of John In The Womens Bible Commentary Revised and Updated Third Edition edited by Carol A.

The notice which the woman gave of him to the city ver 27-30. Jesus answered and said to her If you knew the gift of God and who it is who says to you Give Me a drink you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water. The story of the woman at the well is one of the most iconic encounters in the Bible.

And maybe you feel some guilt before God. ODay Gail R. The good effect of this among the Samaritans ver 39-42.

The woman could be seen as a symbol of unfaithful Israel particularly the Northern Kingdom worshipping on the wrong mountains. And she becomes an evangelist for the Lord. Here is Jacobs field and in the field is Jacobs well.

John 4 gives the account of Jesus encounter with the immoral Samaritan woman at Jacobs well. So shalt thou put away evil from.

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