SAMARITAN WOMAN –Part IV

This is a very familiar event. The story of the woman of Samaria is told often. It is seen from several frames of reference:

(1)The story of the woman of Samaria is important to our understanding of techniques of evangelism. How did Jesus speak with her? How did she approach the people of the town?

(2)The story of the woman of Samaria is important to our understanding that the Gospel of Salvation is for Jews and Gentiles (non-Jew) alike. How is this point made?

(3)The story of the woman of Samaria is important to our understanding of how much Jesus cares for women. How is this point made?

In this study we have focused on the fact that this woman was the first person, to whom Jesus confessed that He was the Messiah. He tells no one else until His trial. (Peter and Martha realized it, but Jesus TOLD this woman.) The first recorded person to whom Jesus reveals that He is the Messiah is a pagan woman. Why might He have chosen this woman?

As the last step in the “LOOK!” section, go back to the verse that you identified as the key verse. Now that you have studied this story in depth, would this still be the key verse?