He tells her He is the Messiah. It seems a well was a good place for single men to meet single women, for a life partner. But then Our Lord makes this rather strange request: Jesus saith to her: Go, call thy husband, and come hither. We shouldnât. people are getting confused about there gender .animals and insects dont get confused about who they are and we rule over them and are made in the image of GOD, That was soooooooo good thank you sooooooooooooooo much God bless you. this was because of there lack of faith they died we have a GOD of justice as well and judement he isnt all love if that was the case jesus would never have had to die for sin . But unless you want to end up like her with 5 husbands and living with a man who does not want to marry you; you need to wake up, get some self-esteem and get some self-regulation. He is the only one who can satisfy us. The ingredients used to make this drink remain a secret but it is supposed that this beverage deeply influenced each initiates experience and possibly was the cause of the ecstatic and ineffable visions experienced during the mysteries. Or maybe she didn’t change the subject. Jesus responds that if she knew who he was sheâd ask him for âliving water. Jesus responds that if she knew who he was sheâd ask him for âliving water. And The Seventh Man in her life is just perfect for her. He tells her she had 5 husbands. 6 Jacobâs well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. He is similar to Adam in his sinless innocence before he fell, who filled with desire for the woman, burst into emotional, passionate poetry as soon as he saw a woman, his life companion, Eve: “This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh.” This Samaritan woman had had five husbands, another man would not commit himself, and now Jesus, the perfect man, is willing to be the seventh man in her life, a husband, who will never leave her nor forsake her, different from all the rest because He will remain faithful, and if she be unfaithful to him, then he will take steps to win back her heart’s deepest love. We worship Jesus and He is our husband. Youâll see in a bit why I pointed that out. Interesting thoughts, Steve. The Samaritan womanâs understanding is blocked by a particular sin, so Jesus pinpoints it to take it out of the way. The Samaritanâs personal history seems to have run parallel to the religious history of Samaria. Jesus and the Samaritan Woman ... "I have no husband," the woman replied. Yet, the Samaritan woman did come to understand who Jesus was and what he was telling her. There is no place in God’s word giving credit to your remarks! Women could not initiate divorce. Five Husbands of the Samaritan Woman, St.Photina. Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman. Could it be the word husband’s could refer to something else entirely? âI have no husband,â she replied. Opportunities for purloining your own treasure as it happens. It’s midday, baking hot, and deserted. But it is likely (as well as theologically correct) to say that he knew her heart and her deepest spiritual needs – for forgiveness as well as satisfaction. Some say that she was nothing less than a prostitute or a whore. Now, here’s the thing. Seven is the perfect number in scripture, maybe because if you make a sevenfold promise as Abraham did (Genesis 21:27-32) you are emphatically promising to keep the promise in the future on every single day of the week – I promise I will keep this promise on all future Mondays, and I promise I will keep this promise on all future Tuesdays, etc. Remember this woman was half Jew, so many of the customs were not applicable to the Samaritans. Because marriage back then had to do with a blood connection (via a virgin), -sexual relationship and a covenant w/ God. Men did not live very long back in those days.I think this because the book of Ruth,she was a widow and was married to a kinsman of her father-in-law,who was Boaz.Samaritan womans sin was living with a man who was not her husband not necessarily the five husbands.If you ask for forgiveness ,Jesus will forgive you,however, you are not suppose to keep sinning again and again.She went back to town and was testifiying that Christ new all things ever she did.Well Every one is entitled to their interpretation, jesus pointed out that the woman at the well was sinning she had had 5 husbands and the one she was with now wasnt her husband .as jesus teaching on marriage is very strict not it be for fornication he says in matthew 19.9 .the word not was changed to exept by erasmus in 1522 giving the option for remmariage . No wonder she was living with a 6th man, even without being married to him. Looking for ultimate meaning in relationships in this life… but they always fail to deliver, so you go onto the next one, hoping for the big one. Reply . Jews still hate Samaritans -5. As the Samaritan woman represents the nation of Israel her five husbands represent the idolatrous covenants Israel had made with foreign gods â illustrated by the five groups who resettled Samaria. You are on your sixth one and he is not your husband. She will need to return to the well tomorrow for more water. But it does deepen it. At Jacob's well Jesus meets a Samaritan woman. is not. But then she says something very odd: ââ¦Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain; but you people say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem. â Where did that come from? So whoever we worship becomes our husband. It is midday, and Jesus and his disciples have arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar which is close to the land Jacob gave to Josephâs descendants. â When she said she would like this âliving water,â Jesus asks her to get her husband. Will you support my work? The woman appears in John 4:4â42, However below is John 4:4â26: So let’s presume, therefore, that she didn’t necessarily want the divorces. She can know that he knows her through and through and yet accepts her and will stay with her forever. In case you are unsure about what self-regulation even is, I am ⦠Inklings and Yarnspinners Yay! Jesus knew this. As we look back into the customs of the day, we can devise a number of scenarios that explain why the woman at the well had five husbands and her current companion was not legally her husband. There’s absolutely nothing in the text to suggest anything of the sort. O Mores Evangelici!â 7. Five husbands of the Samaritan Woman at well ? Q. They are not ⦠Sin to die on a cross. The woman at the well: 5-times married… but with what significance? Isaac’s bride was found at a well, Moses first saw his bride at a well, and Jacob too. The woman herself knew she wasn’t married to a (human) husband. Now I am not making the crass point that she had can’t have had anything to be ashamed of. A. I found myself thinking about this a lot recently by the phenomenon in the new China of the ‘mistress-dispellers’, described in a fascinating if long New Yorker article. as the other woman caought in adultry he said sin no more jesus said if we know we are sinning then there is no forgivness and if we keep sinning there is no forgivness must jesus be crucified again . But Jesus…? We’re on safer ground if we simply see what is going on in the narrative and seek to understand that within the context of the whole gospel. [Nor, for that matter, would he be so accommodating to the man with whom the woman about to be stoned in John 8 – but that’s another story.]. A very cursory glance at some popular commentaries reinforces this. Of course Israel was also the victim of those gods and kingdoms she chased after. Please note: I’m not being critical of them – in their different ways, each offers genuinely helpful contributions. Although the woman still wasnât sure what this living water was, she wanted it. Jesus said you are right you have had five husband’s and the one you are with now is not your husband. 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). This is why the Jews wouldnât have anything in common with Samaritans â because their assimilation with these pagans had defiled them. we can see the result of richard dawkins work in uk now because he attacked christianity â That makes sense. John 4:5-42 (NIV) Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well. Jesus said to her, "You are correct to say that you have no husband. it’s not impossible… but I’m usually pretty sceptical of over-allegorised interpretations. But it was worse in 1st Century Judaea. The Samaritan woman does not necessarily understand this, but nonetheless desires this special water. Marg on June 15, 2016 at 5:38 pm . As Anselm of Canterbury so wisely described his outlook: which, being interpreted, means Faith Seeking Understanding. â When she said she would like this âliving water,â Jesus asks her to get her husband. Why speculate immorality when it is not even intimated by Jesus. In John 4:16-18 Jesus tells the Samaritan woman to go and get her husband. hes talking about to unbelivers and one gets saved or begining to be saved . as we see in scripture the apostles teaching is the lords command 1 cor 14.37 2 peter 3.2 and acts 10.43 psalm 119.9 ,well we have our opinions but it doesent mean they are right we must fall in line to scripture . Russian The Woman at the Well Russian: Jesus and His disciples come to Sychar in Samaria. The factor is the status of women in the ancient world. The woman responds, âI donât have a husbandâ and Jesus replies, âYou are right in saying, âI do not have a husband. the only thing that breaks the marriage covnant is death so they could have all died , and the one the woman was with now she wasnt married to yes it dosent say much about it For you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband: in that said you truly. He doesn’t condemn her lifestyle but meets her deepest heart-needs. Whereas Jesus quenches spiritual thirst forever. Although living under the same roof as the 6th man, it well could have been in the presence of his family in preparation for marriage, meaning guard against impropriety. Why did she change the subject? Why could she not have widowed? We also know, from understanding cultural and historical traditions of that time, that women typically drew water in groups in the morning, and it was often a social occasion. At the time of the encounter the woman was living with a sixth man, one who was not her husband. Jesus tells her He can give her living water. A feature of Johnâs Gospels is that conversations often take place on two levels. Adultery. It proves that for Jesus, there is never such a thing as damaged goods. Loved the article as well as the premise. Maybe the 5 husbands represent the many alliances that Israel has had with foreign nations, their alliance is ⦠A. Verse 33, they feared the Lotd but yet “served” their own gods. For example, when Nicodemus visited Jesus at night, Jesus told him, â⦠no one can see the kingdom of heaven unless he is born from aboveâ or âborn again. And treats her with a magnetic dignity and respect. If only she hadn’t sought fulfilment in her marriages… she’d have saved so much heartache! Weâve probably all heard about the hatred between Jews and Samaritans. Jesus was telling her I am your husband. That would be better than nothing. And Jesus. Gary Michuta is an apologist, author and speaker and a member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Livonia. The woman at the well was searching for the one true God and she was trying them all and wasn’t satisfied with any of them, even the sixth one. But we do. If this is true, the transition from talking about âfive husbandsâ to âtrue worshipâ naturally follows. This represents the power of Rome, under which Israel was subject at the time of the ⦠In the case of death of her husband, a widowed woman may have been viewed as cursed or dangerous. 4:17 The woman answered him, "I have no husband." And as far as I could see from my far too quick survey, Kruse was the only one to point this out in the newer Tyndale NT Commentary. Jesus meets the woman alone, at a well. It soon becomes obvious why she does: safest time of day. It’s speculative of course, but isn’t it much more likely that she could only acquiesce to what men did to her? Samaria, like the woman at the well, had five husbands and was estranged from her true husband. The Samaritan woman at the well is no angel. This should have been strike three. Then, once she is overcome by coming to know Christ, she tells everyone about it (with a remarkable impact – 4:39-42 – Samaritans accept him too). The echoes of Rebekkah and Rachel at the well reminds you that wells are places the bride is found for the bridegroom. How many husbands did the Samaritan woman have? She was questioning where can I find the one true God, on this mountain? There were six different idols at that time. He knows that she has led a scandalous life. The woman answered, and said: I have no husband. She had no other explanation for a strange man to know the details of her life. Is it possible that these men keep divorcing her because she doesn’t bear them children? Circumnavigating Church ‘Inner-Rings’, Q Marks the Spot 146 (December 2020 Treasure Map). Was it just an unimportant detail that she had had “five husbands” – rather than four or six, or any other number – or was this too in the providence of God? How else would Jesus know about her checkered past? This Samaritan woman had had five husbands, another man would not commit himself, and now Jesus, the perfect man, is willing to be the seventh man in her life, a husband, who will never leave her nor forsake her, different from all the rest because He will remain faithful, and if she be unfaithful to him, then he will take steps to win back her heartâs deepest love. in a fascinating if long New Yorker article, âO Tempora! Mixed up with a wrong crowd, this poor woman from Samaria has quite a reputation. It may be that in her community the Samaritan woman was 'married' as the second wife, but in Jesus' eyes, her marriage is null and void because he rejected bigamy." The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. So Jesus said go call Your husband and she said I have no husband. 3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. He is looking into her eyes and she into His and Jesus says, I who speak to You am He. Note: A more recent, better article on the Samaritan woman is here. 1. Was Jesus chastising the woman at the well for having 5 husbands in John 4:16-18 - Duration: 3:30. Site by Glass Canvas. She was worshipping these idols and therefore they became her husband’s. Because she had been worshipping idols looking for the one true God (Jesus knows that and so does she.) She had âhad five husbandsâ (John 4:18), and the one she was now with wasnât her husband. First, she says, âSir, I can see that you are a prophet. Which she either had had lawfully, and had buried one after another; and which was no crime, and might be: the Sadducees propose a case to Christ, in which a woman is said to have had seven husbands successively, in a lawful manner, Matthew 22:25. The detailed information seems to compel the woman to say to others, come see a man that told me things Iâve done. So the commentators above who mention her spiritual needs met in Christ are clearly right. Many Samaritans believe in Him. He became sin for us. She new what Jesus meant. Site design by ninefootone. Then she met Jesus, who asked her to go and get her husband and she replys I have no husband. Why would the Samaritans be serving Rome (esp when they might have regarded their faithfulness to the Torah as more faithful than Israel’s larger canon of scriptural texts)? Of course, Jesus didnât hate anyone. 4 Now he had to go through Samaria. Now read John 4:22-24. Itâs possible that all 5 of her husbands died, but not likely, it makes more sense that they put her away and she remarried. The woman could be seen as a symbol of unfaithful Israel (particularly the Northern Kingdom) worshipping on the wrong mountains. The Gentile bride had met her seventh husband, her perfect and complete husband, her husband that would bring her rest. Some scholars suggest that the drink contained psychoactive substances which may have enhanced the experience and contributed to mak⦠What makes Jesus ask for her husband now after she expressed a desire to receive the âliving waterâ that satisfies every thirst? Jesusâ message to the woman and Samaria is that he fulfills all that the temple signified and will unite Samaritans, Jews, and all peoples together to worship God in spirit and truth. Even though the Israelites were joined in covenant to the one true God, they intermarried with these foreigners and adopted their worship and practices. It’s not at all obvious what he’s up to. Then the woman says I know that Messiah is coming the one who is called Christ. And we all know what that means… No wonder she goes out then. She can get her water while avoiding the gibes, jeers and scorn. He went through Samaria. Where do I find that reference in the Holy Bible? Jesus said to her, âYou are right when you say you have no husband. But we do. But there’s one crucial factor in the story which is so often overlooked – and it changes the narrative’s complexion radically. Nearly all pick up on Jesus’s wonderful gentleness and openness, but this is how they describe her. She has said that, ‘he told me everything I had ever done’. That could be a neutral statement – in other words, he knew how many marriages she’d had. Why five? the woman must have repented after that. That’ll still preach. Your inbox ( we used the reading from Year a since we have six people entering the church her past. 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