They must have been surprised to hear her talking about good things. . The woman said unto him, Sir, I Perceive that thou art a prophet. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. John 4:28-29. As soon as you trust the Lord Jesus Christ, it is yours, and yours for ever. John 4:8-9. John 4:23-26. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; John 4:20-23. And, surely, not only because it was the more convenient way, but because he had designs of love for some souls there that his Father had given him. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? I have often read this chapter in your hearing, and you have often read it yourselves; but the Word of God is not like the grapes of an earthly vine, which when once trodden are exhausted. John 4:25-26. And saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? What Christian would not wish to help a poor sinner to her Saviour? Spurgeon's Commentary On The Bible: Spurgeon's Bible Commentaries - Kindle edition by Spurgeon, Charles H.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. We had better deal with men’s hearts and lives than try to answer their quibbling questions. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. Brethren, when you go to preach or to teach, you like to feel fresh and vigorous; but do not think that this state is at all necessary. Perhaps someone asks, “Why does not God give without prayer?” Because it is not his will to do so. Growing Up With Two Moms: The Untold Children’s View. Ye worship ye know not what. She could not understand his simile, and to this day it is the same with many of our hearers. Twelve o’clock in the day, I suppose. And upon this came his disciples,--. She was still unable to see the inner meaning of the Saviour’s words; the outward sense still held her fast. So has every man who lives to win souls for Christ. “If thou knewest thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee.” Sometimes, my brethren, the key of a man’s salvation may lie in your instructing him in the simplest matters of the gospel, for, if he does but know, he will ask, and Christ will give. Yet, often, those who have least morality will have the most ceremonialism and concern about the externals of worship. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.). In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. Say not ye, there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Amen. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. What a wonderful thing it is that this woman, who was not thought to be fit company for her fellow-creatures was nevertheless thought by Christ to be worth looking after and saving! In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. Oftentimes, in seeking to bless people, the kindest way is not to build them up, but to pull them down; not to begin to encourage their hopes, but to let them see how hopeless their case is apart from sovereign grace. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There is many a lover of stern doctrine, with an unsympathetic heart and a harsh tone of speech, who has intruded just when he was not wanted. I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There are some who, perhaps, have few conversions although they preach the gospel faithfully, they are sowing, and there shall come others, by-and-by, who shall reap bounteous harvests as the result of their sowing the good seed of the kingdom. Sometimes, all that people need is a little wise instruction, and they will then trust the Saviour; God grant that we may ever be ready to give it! But the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. And he must needs go through Samaria. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Why, he could save a great sinner; and now that he is no more wearied, what can he not do? Evil liver as she was she was still a person who wished to be regarded as a religious woman; and it is strange how often a certain religiousness will flourish even in the most depraved heart, — not true godliness, however. Christ’s estimates of usefulness are not always the same as ours. Christ knew that such a person as this woman was not to be spoken to in the presence of his disciples, who were scarcely sympathetic enough for such service. When you believe it is right to do so, never mind what anybody may say; but do as your Master did on this occasion. I hate that style of preaching which is everlastingly pandering to difficulties which never would exist except in a dissolute generation like the present. No longer are we to be confined to canonical hours. Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross - James P. Shelly w/ audio, A Treatise of Earthly-Mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs. He said that, if she had known, she would have asked; and, then, in her poor groping way, she began to pray, hardly knowing what she was asking for. When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) he left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. Jacob’s well is less than 250 ft (75 … John 4:1-4. Nay; but when it is once imparted to us, it continues to spring up within us, like a well that never runs dry. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: That was not the usual time for drawing water; women generally went to the well in the morning and in the evening; but this poor fallen creature was not one with whom other women would associate, so she came alone, at the hour when the sun was hottest, and when nobody else would be likely to be there. And, as she said it, no doubt she tried to look as innocent as possible; but a guilty flush stole over her face despite her attempt to keep it back. It is a great thing to know the gift of God: “If thou knewest the gift of God,” —. It was no use putting on plasters where there was no knowledge of a sore, and no use attempting to fill the void where there was no feeling of emptiness. John 4:25-26. Thene cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. And it was about the sixth hour. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: It is not the place which makes the true worship; it is the heart. Great issues may depend upon this, which seems but the turning of a straw. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: Always give people credit for what is well said. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, How much we lose through ignorance! John 4:1-3. It is the living and incorruptible seed, “which liveth and abideth for ever.” It is of the very nature and essence of the grace of God that it is indestructible, it cannot be taken away from the heart in which it has been implanted by the Holy Spirit. Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Brethren, when you go to preach or to teach, you like to feel fresh and vigorous; but do not think that this state is at all necessary. Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. John 4:27-28. That was probably an old Oriental proverb, used by lazy men who never thought it time to get to work; but Jesus said, “Do not use the idler’s language any longer; now, at once, there is work for you to do.”. Christ told the woman that he could give her living water, but it puzzled her to know how he could get at it. Yet there is no benefit in coming up to a place of worship, or in listening to sermons and prayers, or joining in the singing of sacred songs unless our heart is there. The Immortality of the Soul: Perhaps someone asks, “Why does not God give without prayer?” Because it is not his will to do so. He who has grace in his heart is a happy man; he grows more and more satisfied with the grace as it wells up increasingly in living power in his character and life. bars the door. There is many a needs be in divine providence because of the needs-be of divine grace. JOHN 4:1-6 Bible Study John 4:7-19 Samaritan Woman John 4:20-22 Place of Worship John 4:23-24 Worship in Spirit and Truth John 4:25-26 Messiah John 4:27-30 Come, See a Man John 4:31-35 God’s Work John 4:36-42 Sow and Reap John 4:43-45 A Prophet Has No Honor John 4:46-54 Capernaum John 4 Bible Study Questions (Handout) The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? As soon as you trust the Lord Jesus Christ, it is yours, and yours for ever. Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. or, Why talkest thou with her? The hour cometh, when neither of these places, nor yet any other, shall be considered saved. Now she had made the greatest of all discoveries, for the Messiah himself had come to her, and told her “all things.” This was her test of the Messiah, and Christ had answered it. There are some of us, who bring many souls to Christ, who are greatly indebted to the work which was done by other men who preceded us. And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? The result is, that the hearer says, “What a wonderful preacher he is!” But that will do no good, that is not the point at which we are aiming. That was probably an old Oriental proverb, used by lazy men who never thought it time to get to work; but Jesus said, “Do not use the idler’s language any longer; now, at once, there is work for you to do.”. If half the criticisms which are passed upon ministers of Christ were bestowed upon the hearers themselves, how much sooner they might receive the blessing they need! Purgatory: Purifying Fire or Fatal Fable? Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. His plainest teaching had so far missed the mark, for he had not reached her conscience; but he was about to do so. “The sixth hour” means noonday, and that was a very unusual time for a Samaritan woman to go to draw water; but the reason why she went at that unusual hour was because she was one whom other women shunned so that, if she went to the well at all, she must go alone, for they would not be seen in her company. John 4:4-7. John 4:33-35. Observe here that … And went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did.- is not this the Christ? When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) he left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. And saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. Want of this knowledge often leads to lack of prayer, and lack of prayer leads to lack of receiving. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; —. John 4:20. View the devotionals for specfic sections of scripture. It was a great mercy that the disciples were out of the way just then; had they been there, they might have tried to keep this poor woman from speaking to the Saviour; and, sometimes, brethren, it may be well for us to be laid aside. The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, —, So that blessed interview was broken up by Christ’s own disciples, What a set of blunderers we are! JOHN sought no honour among men. “Look at those Samaritans trooping out of the city, drawn by that woman’s testimony concerning me. How apt people are rather to think about the preacher than about themselves! … His will is that we should pray about everything. [John 15:9] Charles Spurgeon: Love [24] Paul's Persuasion - "For I am persuaded that neither death, nor … The woman answered and said, I have no husband. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. What Christian would not wish to help a poor sinner to her Saviour? Into some, he enters by the understanding; into many, by the affections. - Oscar Cullmann, Immortality or Resurrection? This was quite a right thing for the disciples to do, for meat must be bought for men to eat. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. As one who finds a precious pearl forgets some trifle that he carried in his hand, so she “left her waterpot,” —. Morning "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." May we be made useful, even as this woman was, in bringing others to Christ’s feet, for his dear name’s sake! She perceived that there was something about him which marked him out as a prophet, so she seemed to say to him, “As thou art a prophet, solve me this riddle:” —. He is altogether absorbed in this holy pursuit; the Master was more absorbed in it than any of us are ever likely to be. The simplest language of God’s ministers goes right over the heads of the people; they take our words literally, when they ought to see that they are spiritual, and, on the other hand, I have known them spirit them away when they ought to be accepted literally. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. He did not at first charge her with criminality, but he led her to accuse herself. Below is a devotion by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) from the July 4th morning entry of Morning and Evening. And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. 2 TIMOTHY 2:15. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. We sometimes hear people say of a person, “Oh, he is only So-and-so!” mentioning some nation that happens to be in the background. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? There is a time for everything; so let those who serve God be careful as to the best time of their service. Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? And many more believed because of his own word; and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. This was the woman’s dilemma,--. She perceived that there was something about him which marked him out as a prophet, so she seemed to say to him, “As thou art a prophet, solve me this riddle:” —. The woman then asked our Lord a question about religion which was strangely out of place from such a woman as she was. for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. It is a great thing to know the gift of God: “If thou knewest the gift of God,” —. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) - James P. Shelly, Genesis Week - Refuting Evolution - 100 Videos, The Enormity of the Error of Perverting the Gospel. It is the living and incorruptible seed, “which liveth and abideth for ever.” It is of the very nature and essence of the grace of God that it is indestructible, it cannot be taken away from the heart in which it has been implanted by the Holy Spirit. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. John and Herod “For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.” — Mark vi. John 4:12-14. or, Why talkest thou with her? You cannot clothe him till he is naked. John 4:27-28. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. The woman then left her waterpot, —, She was too glad, too happy, to recollect so poor a thing as a waterpot. John 4:13-14. He begins, not with any remarks about the woman’s life, or her sin, or even about his great salvation, but with the simple request, “Give me to drink.”. Christ’s words were coming true. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. John 4:10. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Should Pastors Be Salaried? Your wearied Master won the woman at Samaria; so may you win souls, even in your weariness. John 4:36-42. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. He is already seeking you, and your very desire after him is the proof that he has already had dealings with you by his Spirit. To him, there was neither Jew nor Samaritan; all such distinctions were banished from his mind. John 4:8. The woman seemed to say to the Saviour, “You Jews will not own us until you want something from us. Joh; Ref. Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. Providence shut the door, and kept them waiting a while until this delicate piece of work was done. They had some sense left, sense enough to keep silence. Once received, it does not pass away like that little dribbling shower that watered the pavement just now, and is gone, but it shall be in you a well of water, springing up, a living and enduring principle; or, to use another scriptural expression, “incorruptible seed, which liveth and abideth for ever.” This salvation is worth your having ; then, get it.
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