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- Imagine what Jewish men thought of Samaritan women. This makes Jesus’ request for a drink not rude, but stunningly loving. In a few words, the messiah shatters the sinful barrier between cultures and genders.
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Jesus' request was surprising for several reasons. First, in that era, men and women typically did not speak to each other in public—especially if they were not married or related. This was even more the case when they didn't already have some knowledge of each other.
May 16, 2017 · Jesus broke with both the gender taboo and the bitterness of history. However, says Bailey, even more surprisingly, when he asks the woman for a drink he intentionally places himself in need of what she could offer.
Apr 16, 2016 · Some have suggested that they would not have called Jesus a drunkard if He did not at the very least imbibe alcoholic wine on occasion. Others say the fact that Jesus never explicitly denied the charges means He at least consumed moderate amounts of alcohol.
She said to Jesus, 'You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?'
Jesus — With a view to introduce a discourse which he graciously intended should be the means of her conversion; saith to her, Give me to drink — And it is remarkable, that in this one conversation he brought her to that knowledge which the apostles were so long in attaining.
8-9 “Please give me a drink,” Jesus said to her, for his disciples had gone away to the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
