This adulterous womans sins were keeping her from recognizing and drinking the living water, so the lord addressed them. Bible study guides the samaritan woman i may 21, 2017 may 27, 2017. Nt021 the samaritan woman at the well calvary curriculum. To them, as to the woman at the well, he says, i that speak unto thee am he john 4.
John 4 niv jesus talks with a samaritan woman bible. Down to our time, such a well can be found near the modernday city of nablus. True worship erupts in the soul of one who understands that. In our final lesson on the fundamentals of worship, we want to visit the last book of the bible, and learn about worship from the revelation of john.
We have had some lessons about women, but we have had more lessons about gods plan for us. The popular reading of john 4 is that the samaritan woman was a social. Finding hope in the story of the samaritan woman,becky thompson study from the bible and be encouraged to grow your faith. About noon they stop near the city of sychar to rest by a well that jacob likely dug or paid to have dug centuries earlier. If you knew who i am, you would ask me for a drink and i would give you living water. Eikon means image or visual representation in new testament greek. Yes, the samaritan woman at the well was an immoral woman, sexually immoral, ostracized from her community, loaded down with shame and guilt.
The well that jacob had dug 2000 years before was still supplying water. The samaritan woman makes her way to the well with heavyfooted resignation. Sep 11, 2019 this pin was discovered by 10 minutes of quality time c. As much as she hated to come to the well, she had to come to draw water. You may be amazed at how much it speaks about worship as well. This samaritan woman left her jar at the well, just as she left her past behind after she met jesus.
Because the pharisees were trying to incite competition between jesus and john the baptist john 3. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. When a samaritan woman came to draw water, jesus said to her, will you give me a drink. The list is almost endless beginning with gods relentless pursuit of adam and eve. So the woman said to them, come, see a man who told me everything i ever did v.
The samaritans looked for the christ and expected him to be a prophet who would teach them. Each powerpoint bible story presentation contains strong and vibrant colors created with stateoftheart 3d technology. The story of the samaritan woman begins as jesus is in the judean countryside with his disciples. She had been married five times and was living in sin with a man who wasnt her husband. The story of the woman at the well is one of the most well known in the bible. Who is the samaritan woman and why was she alone at the well.
The samaritan woman argued with jesus women in the bible. Leaders guide chapter 1 woman at the well questions. The samaritan woman at the well bible object lesson. At the shock of encountering what seems like a suspicious stranger, she resolves to do what. In eastern orthodox and eastern catholic traditions, she is venerated as a saint with the name photine.
It is his divine will that young people come to faith in jesus christ and find salvation through the gospel and the work of the holy spirit to bring them to faith. Jesus meets a samaritan woman at the well of sychar. The disciples went into the town to buy food, but jesus sat alone by. Entire study is available in paperback, kindle, and pdf formats. In john 4, jesus speaks to a samaritan woman by jacobs well in sychar.
This misinterpretation is the same as the samaritan woman. Sitting there exhausted at a well, he enters into dialogue with a. But the story of the samaritan woman at the jacobs well contains exceptionally rich and deep spiritual meanings. Both nicodemus and the woman at the well must decide what to do with what jesus has told them. On its surface, the story chronicles ethnic prejudice and a woman shunned by her community. While jesus rests near the well, his disciples go into the nearby city to buy some food. You are a jew and i am a samaritan woman, she reminded him. To avoid awkward silences and accusing glances, she went to the well in the heat of.
Woman at the well reflections questions the dancing word. These biblically accurate stories are created with historical and cultural research incorporating authentic. How is it that you, being a jew, ask drink of me, who am a samaritan woman. Now, normally we think of revelation just in terms of prophecy, the future and the end of time.
John 4 new international version niv jesus talks with a samaritan woman. Ezra and the elephantine papyri reveal a schism between the jews and the samaritans during the rebuilding of jerusalem after the babylonian captivity. Through her story comes the lesson that people shouldnt live by carnal pleasure. In the previous chapter, we saw a conversation initiated by nicodemus, but here we see the lord jesus seeking and saving that which was lost, i. Unit 8jesus and the woman at the well living water pdf4pro. The story of the samaritan woman at the well can help us reflect on racism. But this woman was despised by the despised samaritan women because of her immoral life. Mixed up with a wrong crowd, this poor woman from samaria has quite a reputation. She ran to communicate with the townspeople, and she started with them where they were. Eikon bible art communicates the message of the bible through visually stunning images. In those days, men looked down on women and treated them like servants. Josephus is the principal source for samaritan history, though his accounts are not entirely trustworthy. Unit 8jesus and the woman at the well throughout their conversation, jesus revealed details of her personal life to her and the samaritan woman wondered if he is a prophet. The samaritans worshiped the same god as the jews, but had their own.
Imagine her surprise when jesus talked openly with herignoring social. Samaritan woman at the well bible story and lessons. Jesus talks to a samaritan woman lesson 11 bible point. Pdf the dialogue between jesus and the samaritan woman has universal religious consequences. This cornerstone printable from cathys corner would be an easy way to discuss the names that jesus was called in the bible.
One woman told her testimony, or her story, and many in the town believed in jesus. Jesus shocked the samaritan woman, offering her living water so that shed never thirst again, and changed her life forever. This adulterous woman s sins were keeping her from recognizing and drinking the living water, so the lord addressed them. After speaking with jesus, the samaritan woman testified to others in her community. Im currently involved in a bible study on wednesday evening.
One application for this lesson is the different names that jesus was called. In this story, jesus says to the samaritan woman, the water that i will give them will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life, and god is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. The samaritans are first mentioned during the persian period at the time of nehemiah. Jesus encounter with the samaritan woman at jacobs well is another example. Introduction every true disciple is born into the kingdom of god as a missionary. Later in the conversation, the samaritan woman became argumentative regarding the proper place of worship, since the matter was much debated between the two groups.
The samaritan woman at the well is a figure from the gospel of john, in john 4. Jesus, as he was tired because of the road, sat down on the well. References used in developing this bible study were the macarthur study bible by john macarthur and the life application commentary. We may summarize our analysis of the relation between the biblical narrative and doctrine as follows. Bible study resources bible studies bible studies by. 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. Upon recognizing jesus as the messiah, what did the samaritan woman immediately do. And 3 rabbis had no business speaking to shady ladies such as this one. The samaritan woman went straight from the well to the field. Finding hope in the story of the samaritan woman bible study. Moreover, in the sacred scripture woman personalizes wisdom. Traveling through samaritan territory doesnt seem to be an accidental opportunity, but one that was prearranged by the father for the woman to come at the same time jesus sat down beside the well. A meeting of jesus and the samaritan woman at the well w.
Bible study guides the samaritan woman ii steps to life. Jesus and the woman at the well childrens bible lessons. Jesus was willing to toss out the rules, but our woman at the well wasnt. She questions him boldly and becomes convinced he is the messiah. The woman at the well is a samaritan, and samaritans have their own distinct religiona corruption of the jewish faith.
In the first three verses of chapter 4, we discover that jesus is gaining more and more disciples, more disciples than john the baptist cf john 3. Jesus shocks the woman at the well with his love and acceptance. The samaritan woman at the well new christian bible study. In their absence, a samaritan woman comes to draw water.
We are reading, twelve extraordinary women, by john macarthur. Bible study guides the samaritan woman i steps to life. And with his divine insight, he lets her know that he knows. Jesus, the woman at the well, and the forgiveness of. The woman at the well has become a wellknown bible story because in it, jesus breaks tradi. Sermon on true worship from john 4 samaritan woman at. Ive been trying to read everything i can find on the subject. In todays passage, jesus talks with a nameless, ordinary woman.
The first edition of the calvary chapel childrens bible study support curriculum was created by. Rejected in judea, jesus left for galilee through samaria, in obedience to the divine imperative of his mission. But take look deeper, and youll realize it reveals a great deal about jesus character. Leadersguide,changedbyjesusbydanagrubb 5main points.
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