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Verse John 4:12. _OUR FATHER JACOB_] The _ancient_ Samaritans were
undoubtedly the descendants of Jacob; for they were the ten tribes
that revolted in the reign of Rehoboam: but those in our Lord's t...
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ART THOU GREATER? - Art thou wiser, or better able to find water, than
Jacob was? It seems that she supposed that he meant that he could
direct her to some living spring, or to some better well in tha...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. He Must Needs Pass Through Samaria. (John 4:1 .)_
2. At Sychar's Well; Jesus and the Samaritan Woman. (John 4:6 .)
3. The Woman's Witness and the Believing Samaritans. (John 4:27 .)...
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IV. 1- 42. CHRIST IN SAMARIA.
John 4:1. Christ and the Samaritan Woman. The Lord (for the title _cf.
John 6:23_, John 11:2; John 20:20;...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER JACOB?
The question indicates still further her dawning conviction of the
greatness of the stranger. It was from Joseph, the son of Jacob, that
the Samaritans claimed...
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Jesus answered her: "If you knew the free gift that God is offering
you, and if you knew who is speaking to you, and if you knew who was
saying to you: 'Give me to drink,' you would have asked him, an...
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BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS (John 4:1-9)...
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ART THOU, &c., or Surely Thou art not (App-105).
THEREOF. out of (Greek. _ek._ App-104.) it.
AND. Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6.
CHILDREN. sons. App-108.
CATTLE. Greek. Plural of _thremma...
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_Art thou greater_ -Thou" is very emphatic; _Surely Thou art not
greater_. Comp. John 8:53. The loquacity of the woman as contrasted
with the sententiousness of Nicodemus is very natural, while on the...
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Doubt has been thrown on this narrative in three different ways. (1)
On _a priori_grounds. How could the Samaritans, who rejected the
prophetical books, and were such bitter enemies of the Jews, be
ex...
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John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work
We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the
Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among
_Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
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ΥῊ ΣῪ ΜΕΊΖ. Σύ is very emphatic; _Surely_ Thou _art not
greater:_ comp. John 8:53; John 18:33. Her loquacity as contrasted
with the sententiousness of Nicodemus is very natural, while she shews
a simi...
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5–42. Doubt has been thrown on this narrative in four different
ways. (1) On a _priori_ grounds. How could the Samaritans, who
rejected the prophetical books, and were such bitter enemies of the
Jews,...
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THE WORK AMONG SAMARITANS
The whole section is peculiar to S. John, and is evidently the
narrative of an eyewitness: of the Synoptists S. Luke alone, the
writer of ‘the Universal Gospel,’ mentions any...
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Ver 7. There comes a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus says to
her, Give me to drink. 8. (For his disciples were gone away unto the
city to buy meat.) 9. Then says the woman of Samaria to him, How...
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_THIS CAN BE THE CHRIST BECAUSE HE OFFERS LIVING WATER -- JOHN
4:1-26:_ At Jacob's well Jesus met a sinful, Samaritan woman. Some of
Jesus greatest teaching was done to just one student. He spoke to t...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER JACOB,— "Are you a person of
greater power, or more in favour with God, than our common father
Jacob, that you can procure water for yourself by supernatural
means?—He...
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JESUS AND THE LIVING WATER
_Text 4:7-14_
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There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her,
Give me to drink.
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For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
9...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 4:11-19
In viewing the Savior’s conversation with this Samaritan woman as a
sample case of God’s gracious dealings with a sinner, we have seen,
thus far: First,...
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Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and
drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
ART THOU GREATER (ALREADY PERCEIVING IN THIS STRANGER A CLAIM TO SOME
MY...
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25 Ceremonial cleansing is the true definition of baptism, Before
this, baptisms were a common feature of the Jewish ceremonial system,
but were usually connected with the temple and the laver and wer...
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THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
1-42. Christ in Samaria. The ministry in Samaria is recorded because
it is the author's design to exhibit Christ as the Saviour, not only
of Israel, but of the world (John 4:42)....
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In spite of their mainly heathen origin, the Samaritans claimed
Israelitish descent....
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 4
JESUS TALKS TO A WOMAN IN *SAMARIA 4:1-26
V1 The *Pharisees heard that Jesus was *baptising more people than
John the...
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ART THOU GREATER ...? — Again, the pronoun is the emphatic word,
“_Thou_ surely art not greater.” “The well used to satisfy the
wants of the patriarch, and his household, and his flocks, and has
come...
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CHAPTER 9
THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA.
“When therefore the Lord knew how that the Pharisees had heard that
Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although
Jesus Himself baptized not, but H...
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SATISFYING AN ETERNAL THIRST
John 4:1-14
Our Lord had no wish to precipitate the conflict with the Pharisee
party, until He had finished His ministry to the people. He was the
last and greatest of th...
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The words, "He must needs pass through Samaria" are arresting. The
final explanation must be found in His dealing with the woman of
Samaria. In itself, it is a radiant revelation of His method as He l...
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The Samaritan woman says, _our father Jacob; because the Samaritans
claimed lineage from Abraham, who was himself a Chaldean; and they;
therefore, called Jacob their father, because he was Abraham's
g...
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CHAPTER 10
JESUS PREACHES TO THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
John 4:1-41. _“When our Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that
Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John (indeed, Jesus
himself did not...
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SECOND SECTION: 4:1-42. JESUS IN SAMARIA.
The first phase of the public ministry of Jesus is ended. Unbelief on
the part of the masses, faith on the part of a few, public attention
greatly aroused, su...
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“ _The woman says to him: Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and
the well is deep; from whence, then_, _hast thou that living water?_
12. _Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the wel...
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I. JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN: JOHN 4:1-26.
In this first phase we see how Jesus succeeds in awaking faith in a
soul which was a stranger to all spiritual life. The historical
situation is describ...
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And he must needs go through Samaria. (5) 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. (6) Now Jacob's well was there. J...
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The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject
which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the
most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
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12._Art thou greater than our father Jacob? _She proceeds to charge
him with arrogance in exalting himself above the holy patriarch
_Jacob. _“_Jacob_, ” she says, “was satisfied with this well for
his...
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And now Jesus, being driven away by the jealousy of the Jews, begins
His ministry outside that people, while still acknowledging their true
position in the dealings of God. He goes away into Galilee;...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER JACOB,.... A person of greater worth
and character than he, who was content to drink of this water; or
wiser and more knowing than he, who could find out no better fou...
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Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and
drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Ver. 12. _Our father Jacob_] Josephus tells us that these Samaritans,
whil...
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_Jesus answered_ And in his answer shows her that he was not under the
power of such common prejudices; _If thou knewest the gift of God_
Which he is now bestowing on mankind by his Son; meaning the H...
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The explanation of the living water:...
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ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER JACOB, WHICH GAVE US THE WELL, AND
DRANK THEREOF HIMSELF, AND HIS CHILDREN, AND HIS CATTLE?...
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A SAMARITAN WOMAN GIVEN THE WATER OF LIFE
(vs.1-26)
The Lord now leaves Judea because He knew the Pharisees' thoughts as
to His baptizing more disciples than John. Not that the Lord Himself
did the...
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4-26 There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews.
Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not
go into places of temptation but when we needs must; and then m...
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She asks him if he judged himself wiser than Jacob, whom she calleth
their _father?_ It is often observed, that the Samaritans would
ordinarily claim kindred with the Jews when the Jews were in
prospe...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
; and again, "Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; but ye say,
that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."[1407]
Tertullian Against Praxeas "An...
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John 4:12 G3361 Are G1488 (G5748) You G4771 greater G3187 our G2257
father G3962 Jacob G2384 who...
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THE SAMARITAN WOMAN (JOHN 4:4).
In this story of the Samaritan woman in John 4:4 Jesus depicts Himself
as the Gift of God Who can give men living water (John 4:10), and can
thus give men a spring of w...
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“Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and
drank of it himself, and his sons and his cattle?”
She was a little in awe and certainly felt that this man was something
special. But...
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John 4:12. ART THOU GREATER THAN OUR FATHER JACOB, WHICH GAVE US THE
WELL, AND DRANK THEREOF HIMSELF, AND HIS SONS, AND HIS CATTLE? It was
from Joseph that the Samaritans were wont to claim descent; a...
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The general object aimed at in the relation of the story of Nicodemus
in chap. 3 is pursued in the account given us in this section of the
interview of Jesus, first with the Samaritan woman, and then...
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ART THOU
(Μη συ ε). Expecting a negative answer.GREATER THAN OUR FATHER
JACOB
(μειζων ε του πατρος ημων Ιακωβ). Ablative
case πατρος after the comparative adjective μειζων
(positive μεγας). The S...
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John 4:1. 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 de...
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John 4:1. _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 d...
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John 4:1. _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 d...
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John 4:1. _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 d...
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John 4:1. _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 d...
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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. You may com...
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CONTENTS: Jesus and the Samaritan woman. The indwelling Spirit. The
nobleman's son healed.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, John the Baptist, Pharisees, Jacob,
Joseph, woman of Samaria, her husband, n...
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John 4:1. _When therefore the Lord knew how the pharisees,_ chiefly
priests, and many of them principal members of the council, _had heard
that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John._ The p...
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YOU DON'T CLAIM TO BE GREATER THAN JACOB, DO YOU? The Samaritans
thought of Jacob as their great ancestor. The fact that she says this
shows she is beginning to understand this is no ordinary man. She...
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_Thou hast nothing to draw with, and the Well is deep_
THE WOMAN’S FIRST REJOINDER
I. It is the property of natural men to take up spiritual things in a
carnal way, and they are not able to discern...
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_When therefore the Lord knew_
THE FIRST VISIT TO SAMARIA
I. THE STORY ITSELF.
1. The memorable halt (John 4:1).
2. The surprising request (John 4:7).
3. The opened vista (John 4:10).
4.
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 4:12 OUR FATHER JACOB. The Samaritans still
thought of themselves as true descendants of Jacob.
⇐...
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CHAPTER 4
_When therefore Jesus knew_, &c.... _than John_, that is, than John
_had_ made and baptized, says S. Augustine (lib. 2 _, de cons. Evang.,
c._ 18), for John was now in prison. For thes...
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_Art Thou greater_, &c. Observe, the Samaritans were Assyrians whom
Salmanasar had brought into Samaria instead of the original
inhabitants, the ten tribes of Israel, whom he carried away into
Assyria...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 4:1. These verses form an historical introductory note prefixed
to and explaining our Lord’s ministry in Samaria. He left Judæa to
avoid conflict with the Pharis...
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EXPOSITION
JOHN 4:1
7. _The ministry and revelation of the Lord to those beyond the
strict compass of the theocracy. _This passage describes an incident
of consummate interest, and records a specime...
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Now when the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and
baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized
none, but his disciples,) (John 4:1)
Now this can mean one of t...
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Hebrews 3:3; Isaiah 53:2; Isaiah 53:3; John 8:53; Matthew 12:42...
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Art thou greater [μ η σ υ μ ε ι ζ ω ν]. The interrogative
particle indicates that a negative answer is expected : Surely thou
art not. The su, thou, first in the sentence, is emphatic, and
possibly wi...
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THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
John 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we enter this remarkable story, we wish to suggest three distinct
things concerning our Lord.
1. THE LORD WEARY AND WORN. We read that "being we...
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Our father Jacob — So they fancied he was; whereas they were, in
truth, a mixture of many nations, placed there by the king of Assyria,
in the room of the Israelites whom he had carried away captive,...