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THE sABBATh
INTERNATIONAL LESSON coMN'l
FOR FEBRUARY 10.

| on the Days Lessohs
INTRODUCTION. .-Sychar, formerly She
chem, now Nablus, is Mt tho foot OF
Mount Gerizlm, between Gerizlm and
EbaI. 1t Is noted in the Scripturesas the
place where Abraham first stopped on his
coming from Harun to CannaD, where God
appeared to him and promised to givo the
land to his seed; and where he first built
an altar to the Lord. In tho fourth CEN
fury B. c. (about 1922 Sanballat erected a
temple on Gerizim In opposition to the
Jewish temple.
CONNECTING LINKs.-After the interview
with Nicodemus at the time OF the Pass
! over feust, Jesus and His followers left
Jorusale m and spent about eight months
In Judea. Jesus taught the people and
| His disciples baptized them. Vs. l, 2.
When Jesus heard OF the Imprisonment OF
John Matt. 4: 12; Mark 1: l4), and that
the PharIsees we're endeavoring to stir up
the disciples OF John against His disciples,
He determined to leave the Jews and 50
into Galilee.
S. "Sychar." Or shechem, at the foot
OF Mount Gerizim. "Parcel OF ground"
Purchased of the children OF Hamor (Gen.
SO: 19), and given to Joseph. Gen. fS: %;
Josh. "a: 80.
6. "Jacob's WELL" The we'll Jacob dug.
The word for we'll In the Greek means
|
century It was 105 feet deep, but at pres.
emit It Is only seventy-hve feet deep. It Is
seven and one-half feet In diameter and Is
walled with masonry. "Jesus.. being
weary" He was man, as we'll as God,
| and became weary and hungry. He. jour
neyed on foot, sharing with His disciples
the fatigues and bsrdships Of the way.
''The sixth hour" Moon. There is dif-
terence OF opinion here; several good au-
thorlties think 1t was six o'clock IN the
evening.
lived In the country. "Giye Me TO drink"
In this latitude the weather is sometimes
exceedingly hot at noon even in December,
when It is cold at night. Jesus asks q favor
! and thus opens the way to grant one.
s. "To buy meat" Food. John, 1t Is
thought, had remained with Jesus. -,
9. "Being Jew" His dress und dialect
disclosed His nationality. "No dealings
with the SamarItans." The Samaritans
were the descendants OF the Ethiopian and
Babylonish colonlsts upon whom the AS.
| ,yrlau conuueror OF the ten tribes bestowed
| the lands OF the captive lsraelites. SEQ 2
| Kings II: 24-33 Between these people and
| The Jews deadly hatred existed.
| 10. "The gift OF God" John 3: 1G. The
Messiah, and the salvation He Is bringing to
man. "Thou wouldst huye asked OF
HIM" Spiritually, our positions are re-.
versed, It Is thou who nrt weary, and
tootsore, and parched, close to the we'll,
yet unable to drink; It Is who can give
thee the water from the well, and quench
thy thirst forever. "LiNng water" The
uiit of the Holy Spirit. JOHN z: S7-39. Also
salled "the water OF life." Rev. 2l: 6; 22;
1T. "Clean water" Ezek.. 36, &c, 27. Sec
also lisa. St: l; 5S: H. ~
II, ."Notuing to draw With" The wells
had, oiteutimes. no implements for draw.
"a. "our father jacob" They wero
uot the descendants of Jacob, although
some Of the ancient blood might have been
| In their veins. ~
not discuss the question OF greatness, but
turns her thought towards spiritual truth,
| as He did Nlcodemus.
IA. "Shall never thirst" he does not
mean that ono draught shall satisfy US,
but that we will always have in tho soul
we'll OF living water. "Shall be IN Him."
| The religion OF Jesus has to do with the
, inner life. Christ puts new principles and
affections within us. "a we'll OF water"
A fountain Of water. The supply Is ex.
huustess. Here Is an unfaillng tulness OF
| full salvation. "Springing up" Whoever has
this living water in the soul already has
eternal life. The water OF lie IS, J.. Given
| by Jesus. 9. It Is pure. 8. 1t SATISFIES the
| soul. 4. There is never railing supply.
5. Il is free. 6. It is for all who thirst:
IS. "GIve ma this water" She did not
| understand His meaning fully, but she was
| anxious to receive any good LIE might be
| able to impart.
| words were spoken, l. To make tho woman
futa
! that He knew her heart and secret life.
| Before she can receive living water she
| must be convinced Of her deprayity.
| Is. give husbands" The 1--WE had eith-
er divorced her for immortality, or were
| dead; to the sixth she was not married
| At this time divorces we're very common,
! ecd man put away his wlte for any
| fault.
10. "Thou, art q prophet She speaks
respectfully and recognizes Him as ono
with a divine mission.
20, "Our fathers worshiped." Abraham
and Jacob. The Samarltaps pretended to
be descendants OF these patrlarchs. This
| woman here introduced the question that
was causing the dispute between tho Jews
and Samarltans. II He wero prophet He
| could tell her whether Mount Gerlztm or
| Jerusalem were the proper place for pub
| lie worship. TO the Samarltans, Gerizim
was the most sacred spot on earth. 1t had
been, as they believed, the seat OF Para
disc.
81. 1.-THE hour cometh" The hour has
come in which spiritual worship is about
to te established, and "tho jewish rites
aud ceremonies abolished"
| %. eye know not what" You are
| ignorant not only OF the place, but also OF
tho object and nature Of true worship.
The Samaritans believed in God, but they
rejected the propheticul writings and all
other books OF Scripture osPo except the I'VE
mix,d worship. They feared the Lord. and
served their own gods. "We know what
we worship" We, Jews, acknc Yledge
God and Him only, and offer to E;r. the
sncrifces prescribed In the law. 80, the
Jews" The Messiah Is OF the Jewa. Even
| the Samaritans believed this.
%. "True worshipers." In opposition
to false worsbipers whose worship consists
In external acts. "In spirit" In heart,
with sincere love and devotion. "In truth. "
In sincerity, and In obedience to tie
truth. "Steketh SUCH" Desires such
worshipers.
"a. "God is Spirit God is an in.
finite Spirit, filling the heavens and the
earth. He pc. vades, governs and upholds
Is. All things" Necessary for US to
know.
direct disclosure OF Himself as the Mes
| sah. 49,,
thirst. refrGVhes and iDvigorutes the body,
| purifles things deflled. and renders the
earth fruitful, 80 the Holy Spirit s"tis1es
und nm rfNfig the soul