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Jun 25, 2024 · The story of the woman at the well is one of the most iconic encounters in the Bible. 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 ...
Oct 5, 2023 · The story of the woman at the well follows on the heels of the account of Jesus’ interaction with Nicodemus, a Pharisee and prominent member of the Jewish Sanhedrin (John 3:1–21). 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?”
- Stephanie Englehart
- 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 · It was about noon, the hottest part of the day, and a Samaritan woman came to the well at this inconvenient time to draw water. During his encounter with the woman at the well, Jesus broke three Jewish customs. First, he spoke to her even though she was a woman. Second, she was a Samaritan woman, and the Jews traditionally despised Samaritans.
- Jack Zavada
Nov 28, 2023 · The Story Of The Woman At The Well In The Bible. He {Jesus} left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. John 4:3-4. John notes that Jesus “had” to go through Samaria on his trip. That might not seem significant, but it is. The most direct route from Judea to Galilee passed straight through Samaria.
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Jul 19, 2011 · The Jews and Samaritans argued over where the center of worship should be: at the Temple in Jerusalem, or a temple built by the Samaritans on Mt. Gerizim. Jesus spoke to what was most important. Jesus said, "Believe me, woman. A time is coming when you will not worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
