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- At first, the Samaritan woman did not fully understand Jesus' meaning. Although they had never met before, Jesus revealed that he knew she'd had five husbands and was now living with a man who was not her husband. "Sir," the woman said, "you must be a prophet." (John 4:19, NLT) Now Jesus had her full attention!
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Jun 25, 2024 · Told in John 4:1-42, it depicts how Jesus, traveling through Samaria on the way to Galilee, sat down at a well in the town of Sychar. There, around noon, while His disciples were in town buying food, He encountered a Samaritan woman coming to draw water from the well.
Oct 5, 2023 · In John 4:4–42 we read about Jesus’ conversation with a lone Samaritan woman who had come to get water from a well (known as Jacob’s well) located about a half mile from the city of Sychar in Samaria.
- Living Water. Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
- Call Your Husband. Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband.
- Worship in Truth and Spirit. Though she did changed the subject, Jesus doesn’t get mad at the woman at the well or condemn her, instead He answers her question with as much passion as his first statements.
- Can This Be the Christ? Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?”
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- Jesus alone is the Living Water that fills our void. Just as the Samaritan woman was looking to men to satisfy her soul, we also look to things outside of Christ to give our hearts meaning and purpose (John 4:14).
- Jesus is not fazed by our sin. The woman perceived Jesus as a prophet because He gently called out her sin and “told me everything I ever did” (John 4:29).
- Jesus is our Savior-King. Just as the Samaritan woman did not fully understand who Jesus was at first, we also need Jesus to open our eyes to the reality of who He is (Psalm 146:8, Ephesians 4:18).
- Our life should overflow into the exaltation of the Messiah. When Jesus is our Messiah, He becomes the Lord of our life. We are called to daily take up our cross and follow Him (Matthew 16:24-26).
Sep 13, 2024 · At first, the Samaritan woman did not fully understand Jesus' meaning. Although they had never met before, Jesus revealed that he knew she'd had five husbands and was now living with a man who was not her husband.
- Jack Zavada
Nov 30, 2022 · Yet it’s to the Samaritan woman that Jesus explicitly revealed himself as the Messiah—knowledge he entrusted to few during his earthly ministry. Moreover, she is the one who first brought the gospel to Samaria (Acts 1:8).
Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at the well of Sychar. He speaks of living water that brings eternal life, speaks of the woman's history with men, and reveals himself as the Christ.
