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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:1-42

D. Jesus’ ministry in Samaria 4:1-42The writer now showed Jesus moving north from Judea into Samaria where He had another important conversation with another person who was completely different from Nicodemus. As in the previous chapter, theological explanation follows personal encounter in this one. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:4

The most direct and most popular route from Judea to Galilee went through Samaria. [Note: See the map "Two Routes between Judea and Galilee" at the end of these notes.] Even though the Jews and the Samaritans did not get along, most Galilean Jews chose to travel through Samaria rather than taking the longer route through Perea, east of the Jordan River, which Judean Jews preferred. [Note: Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, 20:6:1; Edersheim, 1:394.] Therefore John’s statement that Jesus "had... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:5

The site of Sychar is fairly certain because of unbroken tradition and the presence of a water source (John 4:6). It was very near Old Testament Shechem, Joseph’s burial site, near the base of Mounts Ebal and Gerizim (cf. Genesis 33:19; Genesis 48:22; Joshua 24:32). Today the modern town of Nablus stands nearby. Nablus is the modern form of the name that the site later received in honor of the Roman imperial family, Flavia Neapolis. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:6

The Greek words that John used to describe this well were pege (here), meaning a spring, and phrear (John 4:11-12), meaning a cistern. Evidently Jacob’s well was both. It was a hole that someone had dug in the ground that a spring fed. The site is still a popular tourist attraction, and the deep spring still flows. Edersheim estimated (in 1886) that the well was originally about 150 feet deep. [Note: Ibid., 1:404.] The sixth hour when Jesus arrived would have been noon. Even though Jesus was... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:7-8

It was unusual for a woman to come to draw water alone and to come in the heat of the day. Perhaps this woman’s morality led her to shun the company of other women and to seek solitude at the expense of comfort (cf. John 4:18). Normally Jesus’ disciples would have drawn the water. Jesus evidently asked the woman for a drink because she was drawing water and to initiate conversation with her. Strict Jews would not have purchased food from Samaritans as Jesus’ disciples were attempting to do.... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:9

The Jews typically regarded the Samaritans as unclean apostates. [Note: See Edersheim, 1:401.] Shortly after this incident the Jews made a law stating that "the daughters of the Samaritans are menstruants from their cradle" and therefore perpetually unclean. [Note: Mishnah Niddah 4:1.] The Pharisees prayed that no Samaritan would be raised in the resurrection. [Note: Wiersbe, 1:299; cf. Edersheim, 1:401.] When Jesus’ enemies wanted to insult Him, they called Him a Samaritan (John 8:48)."The... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:10

Jesus ignored the woman’s implied insult. She had drawn attention to the gift of water that Jesus was requesting and to the identity of Jesus as a Jew. Jesus picked up both subjects and used them to whet the woman’s curiosity. He implied that God had a greater gift (Gr. dorea) for her and that Jesus had the authority to give it to her. The word that Jesus used for "gift" occurs only here in the Gospels. It stressed the freeness of God’s gift. Here was another person who did not perceive Jesus’... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:11-12

The woman responded by trying to find out how Jesus could give her living water and who He was. She said "living water" probably to avoid the embarrassment of asking what "living water" was. Obviously she thought Jesus was a cheap charlatan. Her question expected a negative answer. She could not see how he could be greater than the patriarch Jacob.Even today this is one of the deepest wells in Palestine being over 75 feet deep, as local guides delight to point out. [Note: Zondervan Pictorial... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:13-14

Jesus explained that He was not really speaking about literal water but a spiritual source of refreshment and fulfillment that satisfied completely. To provide such water Jesus would indeed have to be greater than Jacob. Jesus described this water as welling up within the individual. Clearly He was referring to the Holy Spirit who provides eternal life (cf. John 7:38-39). As in His conversation with Nicodemus (John 3:5), Jesus again alluded to the Old Testament passages that promised salvation... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:15

The woman did not pretend to understand what Jesus was talking about, but she did want to avoid the work involved in drawing water from Jacob’s well. Since Jesus had offered it, she asked Him to give her whatever it was that He had (cf. John 3:4; John 6:34). read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:1-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:7-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:11-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:13-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:15

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