The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON xN-SEPT. l6-JESUS
AT JACOBS WELL.

LESSON xll-SEPT. l6-JESUS
AT JACOBS WELL.
Go,dcn Text: Whosn"vcr Brinketh III
.As Water That | Shall Give Him
Shall Never Thir>t-John ": $50.
Introductory. The weeks immcdi-
atelv following his visit t, tn Pass
over. were spent by Jesus at some
noint in .Iudra During this time.
and possibly with his consent, his
disciples were engaged in the work of
baptizing. The news Of this fact
rea chcd the Pha"iscc> and no doubt
provoked their anger. TO get ont OF
thcir way. Jesus determined to 60 to
Galilee. and in doing SO took the
ronte through Samaria, which brought
him in due time TO Jacobs we'll. near
Svchar. Here he met the Samaritan
| woman. and asked for drink OF
water, a request which led up to the
conversat ton that we are now to study.
/. The Living Water, verses 9-l'.
0. "llow is it," 4 question of SUR
prise. "A Jew" She recognized him
by his dress his face, and his accent.
"Asketh drink Of me?' For five hum
dred years the Jews and the Samari-
tans had been bitter enemies, having
as little to do with one another as
possible.
10. ''lf thou knewest. thou
w0uldest have asked Of him.. But for
her spiritual blindness the woman
would have begged "the gift of God
from the tired stranger who asked a
drink of water from her. Living
waters. Another expression for the
gift of God.' 1t mcansall that is in
cluded in the great word salvation.
II. "Thou hast nothing to draw
with" She clearly supposed that by
"living water" he referred to the
water in the well as distinct from the
, starnant water Of the pools and chs
ferns.
~. art thou greater than our fatn
err jacob" The Samaritans claimed
to be descended from Jacob through
l Ephraim. the son of Joseph: but II
S reality they were a mongrel race
g (which gave us the well. ThoaEl
he dug the we'll and left it to his pos
/ tcrity, he could not get the water on
l of it except by rope and bucket.
l.: Is, "Who5ocver drinketh of tins
y water shall thirst again. 1t merely
: satisfies physical appetite.
u If. "Thc water that ] shall Civ
9 him." 4 figure of speech to denot
pardon, renewal and all Sp!ritua
Il blessings "Shall never thirst Shal
y never have unsatinncd thirst. Il
3 him." As an unfaling source OF sur
y ely. "Springing up. Like the Jet
- from q fountain.
y Is. Give me this water She MAD
!. this request not because she rcall
', understood Jesus, but because sh
mistakenly supposed that the gift
~ living water would save her the NJ
=, ccssitv of making any further visits
:. the well.
u II. True Worship-vers. 1926 |
~ 500. call thy husband" This con
4 mand must have greatly startled he
~ II. II have no husband" She al
not want to talk on that subject
;, Is. Thou hast had five husbands
:. r. etc With this single utterancc Jes'
10 poured food of light over the who
of her past life.
ID Il. Il perceive that thou art
f. prophet" Her reasoning was SCUM
A None but a prophet could have re;
III her guilty secret SO we'll.
m 20. Our fathers; We say. 81
ID takes it for granted that as proph
u. he can settle the age-long dispute b
No tween the Samaritans and the JeN
h. as to the proper place of worship; al
ut she therefore states the questlo
py though she does not directly ask
10 an answer TO it.
o. 81. 1.-THE hour cometh." Is on t
m way, and near at hand. ''Neither
1T this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem
Neither exclusively here or excluslN
]y there.
%, "Salvation is Of the Jews L
49, oracles of God have been commit
-. to them.
20. 1.-THE true worshipers. Tho
who worship in accordance with Go'
w wishes. 'In spirit" And not mere
~ in ceremony. I'm TRUTH" That
with correct apprehension of Go
"a character. ''The Father seeke
a. such" Is solicitous to have tn
y worship
he %. 81 know that Messias &C
rls eth" Though she aclt nowlede
ne Jesus to be prophet, she did
zee dream that he was the Christ.
26. 81 that speak unto thee am h
on The disclosure kept back from XII
s. and great ones is thus madeste p
to and sinful but susceptible wHnan.