Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-02
CHRIST AT THE WELL.
LESSON v, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 2.

Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by
permission Of II. s. Hoffman, publisher, Phil
adelphia.l
8. "Then cometh He to city of Samaria,
which is called Sychar, near to the parcel
of ground that Jacob gave to his son 10
seph."
After the passover Jesus and His disci
Piles tarried in JudBa, and many came to
Him and were by His disciples baptized
Chapter iii, 81 iv, ~. John hearing this
rejoiced greatly and was in no way jeal-
GUS, for his joy was to have people follow
Jesus Qii, 30, 30). Jesus, leaving Judea
for Galilee, and passing through Samaria
stops at Sychar. Here was Abrams first
resting place and altar in the promised
land, and here the Lord appeared to him
Gen. xii, 6, y. Here also the bones of Jo-
seph were buried Josh. XIV, 32). 1t is
about thirty-four miles north of Jerusa-
lem.
9. Now Jacobs well was there. Jesus
therefore, being wearied with His journey,
sat thus on the well. 1t was about the
sixth hour"
See the true humanity of Jesus. He was
real man; long walk made Him tired
His body, although sinless, needed food
and drink and rest, just as ours do He
was touched with the feeling of our in
firmities and can have compassion on us
(Heb. iv, Is; v, q. When you are weary
just tell Him, for He has not forgotten how
it feels, and He feels for you.
T. There cometh woman of Samaria
to draw water; Jesus saith unto her, Give
me to drink"
Jesus knowing all people and all PEG
pies hearts, knew just how to approach
each of them. He asks this woman to do
Him favor by giving Him a drink of
water, while in His heart He thought Of
the living water which she needed.
s. For His disciples were gone away
unto the city to buy meat"
Although he had fed millions Of people
for forty years with bread from Heaven,
and could have commanded birds or an
angel to bring Sod, as in the case of Elijah,
yet we never find Him working miracle
for His own benefit.
9. "The Jews have no dealings with the
Samaritans."
The woman is surprised at His request,
and gives this as her reason.
10 "If thou knewest the gift Of God, and
who it is that saith to thee, Give me to
drink, thou wouldest have asked of Him,
and He would have given thee living
water"
Thus replied Jesus, not needing her ques-
ton and statement, but, as in the case Of
Nicodemus, regarding only her soul and its
welfare.
H. "Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with
and the well is deep-from whence then
hast thou that living waterp
We see here the same blindness that was
manifest in Nicodemus, proving that the
natural man cannot understand the things
of God.
II. cart thou greater than our father
Jacob which gave us the wellP
49, Jesus answered and said unto her,
Whosoever drinketh Of this water shall
thirst again"
Needless of her foolish questions He keeps
to His subject, contrasting the natural wa
ter, Of which she knew, with the spiritual
or living water of which she knew moth
ing.
IA "But whosoever drinketh Of the water
that shall give him shall never thirst"
Or, as He said in chapter vi, IS, "He that
cometh to Me shall never hunger, and he
that believeth on Me shall never thirst"
"But the water that | shall give him
shall be in him well Of water springing
up into everlasting life"
1t is Himself, the fountain, that He gives
to all who receive Him.
Is. "Sir, give me this water, that thirst
not, neither come hither to draw"
She is becoming interested, she forgets
the barrier between Jew and Samaritan
she asks Of Him, but she knows not what
she asks, for she still thinks only Of this
water and this well.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy
husband, and come hither."
Having asked for the water which He
had to give, He will now prepare her TO re
ceive it, and the first step must be convic
ton Of sin in order to the acceptance o.
Himself as Gods righteousness.
II. 81 have no husband. Jesus saith untC
her, Thou hast well said, | have no hus
band"
She thought to deceive him, she knew
Him not, nor for a moment imagined tina
He could read her inmOst thought.
- For thou hast had five husbands
and he whom thou now hast is not tn.
husband; in that saidst thou truly"
All things are naked and opened unit
the eyes Of Him with whom we have to dc
"Sir, perceive that thou art prophet.
Her conscience has been aroused, he
eyes are being opened; she finds that she i
talking with no ordinary man.
%. "Our fathers worshiped in this noun
place where men ought TO worship"
She would fain turn away from the sui
ject of her own sin and lead the converts
ton into another channel.
81. "Jesus saith unto her, Woman, b
lieve me, the hour cometh when ye shall
neither in this mountain nor yet at JerJ
salem, worship the Father"
He does not insist that Jerusalem is N
place. He directs her away from places q
worship to the great and only object {
worship, even God the Father. NeithC
place nor sect are the all important point
but an honest, humble heart.
q. Eye worship ye know not what. W
know what we worship, for salvation is {
the Jews"
God was pleased TO reveal Himself in L
rael and through Israel to other nations.
q But the hour cometh, and now Il
when the true worshipers shall worshi
the Father in spirit and in truth, for Il
Father seeketh such to worship Him"
Notice the words land now is" in vers'
81, %.
"a. "God is a Spirit, and they that wo
ship Him must worship Him in spirit an
in truth"
What a word is here for us, with OF
fine church buildings, and splendid must
and attractive ritual which we call worshi
Is. 81 know that Messias cometh, whl'
ia called Christ. When He is come 4
will tell us all things"
Perhaps wondering in her heart, even
she said it, II she had not found Him, I
no one had ever talked TO her like this.
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