The territory of Samaria was between Judea and Galilee, and after the death of King Solomon, ten tribes of Israel separated from the tribes of Judea and Benjamin.
The territory of these ten tribes became known as Samaria, and the people of the tribe made a calf idol and worshiped them, so that Jehovah conquered Samaria in 740 BCE, and the Assyrians captured it. Took away most of the people of Israel and replaced them with other nations of their kingdom, and the pagan people married the Israelites who were left in the land. People adopted a method of worship that included some of the beliefs and rituals of God's law, such as circumcision. Wig was not true worship. - 2 Kings 17: 9, 33; Isaiah 9: 9.
In the time of Jesus Christ, the Samaritans believed in the Torah but did not worship at the temple in Jerusalem, and for a long time they worshiped at a temple on the hill of Koharsim, near the city of Zukhar, and when the temple was destroyed. Even after that, they continued to worship at Kohariszim. John 4: 3-43 Jesus Christ taught the Samaritan woman and her people What kind of worship does God like? While traveling from Judea to Galilee, Jesus Christ and his disciples went through the area of Samaria, and at 12 noon they stopped at the well of Jacob near the city of Zukhar because they were tired. It was dug or excavated by itself, which still exists today and is found near the modern city of Nablus. Jesus Christ sat down to rest at the well, and his disciples went to the city to get food, while a Samaritan woman came to the well to fill the water. Looking at this, Jesus Christ said: " Just give me water to drink. ”- John 4: 7 The Jews and the Samaritans had no relationship with each other because of prejudice, so when Jesus Christ asked the woman for water, she was very surprised and said: "You are a Jew. Then you Why are you asking for water when I am a Samaritan woman? "Jesus Christ said:" If you knew about the blessing of God and also knew who was asking for water from you. Ask him and he will give you the water of life. "The woman said:" Sir, this well is deep and you do not even have a bucket to fill the water. Where is this water? S got? If you are not great from our forefathers Jacob, who gave us the well and who drank the water with his sons and livestock. "- John 4: 9, 12.
Jesus answered: "He that drinks of the water of the well will thirst again: but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst, but this water will be in him. Will become a fountain that will drain the waters of everlasting life. ”(John 4:13, 14) Just think, Jesus Christ was so tired, yet he gave the Samaritan woman life. Taught the truth.
Then the woman said: "Sir, give me this water so that I do not feel thirsty or have to come here to get water again and again." Jesus Christ changed the subject and said to Him: " Go and call your husband. "The woman replied," I have no husband. "She was absolutely stunned when he heard Jesus' answer to her. Jesus said: "You have rightly said," I have no husband. "Because you have five husbands and the man you are living with now is not your husband. So you have spoken the truth. "- John 4: 15-18.
When the woman heard that Jesus Christ was no ordinary man, she marveled, saying, "Sir, I can see that you are a prophet." It happened that she was interested in religious matters because she said: "Our ancestors used to worship on this mountain [ie, near Kohariszim] but you say that worship should be done in Jerusalem." "- John 4:19, 20.
Jesus Christ wanted to explain to women that places of worship are of no importance, so they said: "The time is coming when you neither worship the heavenly Father on this mountain nor in Jerusalem Then they said: "But the time is coming, and now is the time when the true servants of the Father will worship Him with spirit and truth, for the Father wants such people to worship Him. "- John 4:21, 23, 24.
In fact, it is not important for our Heavenly Father to know where His servants worship but rather how they worship Him. The Samaritan woman was very impressed with the words of Jesus Christ, so He said: " I know that the one called Christ is coming, and when He comes He will tell us all things clearly. ”- John 4:25.
Jesus Christ told the woman on it: "I am the man." (John 4:26) Just think that Jesus told this Samaritan woman the important truth that they had not yet done Was told that they are the Messiah!
Many Samaritans believed
And when the disciples came to the place, they found Jesus talking to a Samaritan woman sitting at the well, and when the disciples came, the woman left her head and went to the city. When the woman arrived in the city, she told the people all the things that Jesus had said to her. "Then the woman exclaimed," Where is this Christ? "(John 4:29) He introduced a topic in which people People were interested in the time of Moses. (Ecclesiastes 18: 18) People listened to the woman and went to meet Jesus Christ. In the meanwhile, the disciples asked Jesus to eat, but Jesus answered them, "You do not know what I have." The disciples asked each other in amazement. : "Has anyone given them food?" Jesus Christ explained: "My food is that I may walk in the will of him who sent me, and finish his work. Do. ”- John 4: 32-34.
Then they said: "Raise your eyes and see that the fields are golden and the harvest is ready. The reaper is just getting rewards and he is reaping the fruits of everlasting life so that the weaver And rejoice together with the reapers. ”(John 4: 35, 36) Jesus Christ was not referring to the harvest of the original harvest, which should take place four months later, but He spoke of the disciple-making work. Were doing
Perhaps Jesus Christ knew what the consequences of talking to a Samaritan woman would be. This man has told me all that I have ever done. "(John 4:39) So when the people of the city approached the well of Jacob, they begged Jesus to let them Stay with them and teach them more. Jesus accepted their invitation and stayed in Samaria for two days.
When the Samaritans heard the teachings of Jesus, many of the Samaritans believed in them, they said to the woman, "Now we do not believe because of your words alone. We have listened to this man's words and We have come to know that this is truly the Savior of the world. ”(John 4:42) This Samaritan woman set a very good example in bearing witness to Christ. Great skills can arouse curiosity in people's hearts so that their desire to know more can be aroused.
As we have seen, there were only four months left in the harvest - it was probably barley harvest, usually in the spring season, so now the month of November or December is running. From this we can conclude that after the Passover of 30, Jesus Christ and his disciples stayed in the area of Judea for about eight months, where they taught and baptized the people. Let's see what happened there. Golden words from the Holy Word | John 3, 4
Jesus Christ testifies to a Samaritan woman
4: 6- 26, 39- 41
How could Jesus Christ give an unbelievable witness?
4: 7 - They did not tell him about the kingdom and started identifying themselves as Messiah, but only asked for drinking water to start a conversation with the woman.
4: 9 - They did not insult the Samaritan woman because of her people.
4: 9, 12 - Jesus did not change the subject of his conversation when the woman said some things that could have led to the debate.
4: 10 - They exemplified this woman's daily routine.
4: 16- 19 - Jesus Christ treated the woman with great respect while she was living a wicked life.
How does this incident show the importance of giving an informal witness?
