The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-02
| THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR FEBRUARY 5.

Memory Verses, Is, 14-Comnentsry
on the DAs's Lesson.
. I. Jesus at the well (vs. 5.s). 5. "Then
eometh He" Our Lords route lay
through historic ground. He, doubtless,
passed through GiDeah, the ancie1t capital
of the kingdom OF Saul; through Bethel,
where Jacob had his dream of the ladder
and the ange.s; near Shiloh, the first
dwelling place of the tabernacle, and the
ark in Canaan, and the scene of the down
fail of the house of Eli. At the end of
that journey three objects OF special inter-
est occur in succession: jacobs well.
Shechem, between &ie mountains OF Ger!-
.im and EbaI "Sychar." Formerly She
chem, at the foot OF Mount Gerizim. be-
tween Gerizim and Ebal. 1t is noted i'll
the Scriptures as the place where Abraham
first stopped on his coming from Haran to
Canaan; where God appeared to him and
promised to give the land to his seed, and
where he first built an altar to the Lord.
In the fourth century, about B. G. 332,
Sanbaliat erected temple on Gerizim in
opposition TO the Jewish temple. Parcel
OF ground" Purchased OF the children of
Hamor (Gen. S3:l9), and given to Joseph
(Gen. 4S:22).
s. Jacobs we'll" The well Jacob dug.
The word for well in the Greek means
fountain. The we'll has been filled with
rubbish until ii IS only about seventy.tive
feet deep. Formerly it was thirty feet
deeper. 1t is about eight or nine feet in
diameter and is walled with masonry.
"Jesus-being wearied." He was man,
as we'll as God. and became weary and
hungry. He journeyed on foot, sharing
with His disciples the fatigues and hard.
ships OF the way. Sixth hour" There is
a difference OF opinion here. According to
the Jewish reckoning this would be noon,
Roman method OF reckoning and that'It
was 6p;m:
:. "Of Samaria" She was not from the
city of Samaria, seven miles away, but
! from the country of Samaria; one Of Sa-
maritan race and religion. ITO draw
water" She probably brought her line
and bucket (leathern or crockery), for
Orient wells are not provided with these.
Note how our Lords choice OF a hearer
breaks down rabbinic prejudice all around.
"Give Me to drink" Jesus used His thirst
Is means OF approach to the woman's
heart, and turned the conver.ation from
the living waters of Jacobs we'll to the liv-
ing waters of salvation. Let us follow our
Saviour's example by doing good in our
hours of 1e.axation. S. "Discipies-
gone" The story throughout reads 50
much like the words of an eyewitness that
come have thought John renamed with
the Saviour while he rest went to the W.
lage Meat" Food, not necessarily tisn.
II. The Samaritan woman ". -. y.
"How Is it." etc. In Oriental manners
there were many strict regulations against
women conversing with men, especially
strangers. But these restrictions were less
regarded at the wells and fountains than
in ether pubic PAGES Gen. A:l3-24;
Exod. 2:l6, ~. Jesus rejected all re-
| straints of caste. His disciples were them
se.ves surprised that He should converse
| with the woman, but they did rot feei at
| liberty to object to it w. %. How did
| she know He was Jew? BY His dress
,, and by His diaiect The word jew" is
here used broadly to describe the race
which filed both Judea and Galilee. She
probably recognized Him as Galiicau
also. NO dealings A remark thrown IN
| by the writer TO give the reason for her
surprise They have no dealings of friend.
| " intercourse. This ii will, however, did
rot extend beyond familiar intercourse, for
| in such matters NJ buying and selling inter
course was allowed They were excluded
| by the Jews from the temple at Jerusalem.
| "rhe Samaritans-o The Samaritans were
the descendants OF the Ethiopian and
| Babyionish co.onists upon whom the Assy-
| rian conqueror OF the ten tribes bestowed
| the lands of the captive lsraelites lsee ,
| Kings l7:24-33) Although of pure.y heath
| en- origin, they united the worship or Jeho-
| yah with their own ido.atries. They built
a temple on Mount Gerzim.
| Ill. Divine truth im:arted Tvs. lC.!il.
10. ."The gift of God" See John 3:l6.
The Messiah, and the salvation He Is
bringing to man Thou wouldst have
/ TX. n No
versed. 1t Is thou who art weary and
footsore and parched, close to the well,
vet unable to drink. it is / who can give
thee the water from the well and 9uench
thy thirst forever" Living water" The
| gilt of the Hoy Spirit (John 7:37-39); a.so
| called "the water OF life (Rev. 2l:6; 22:l,
| m; "c,ean water" (Szek. 1925, 2O. See
also Isa. 55:l; .5S:ll. 1t is received by
faith John 6:35), abides eterna.ly ". l4l,
is offered freely iRev. 22a, ~. Note |.
It's source (Joha 7:37)- 2. Its supply
(Rev. 2l:6). = Its freshness. 4. Its sat
isirft'0n i asGr' ll:s, ES TSis might he read .My
Lord" 1t was q title of respect. and
shows that the woman was revereat and
| serious. Nothing to draw with" The
we'll had. probably, ne apparatus for
| drawing water. This woman no doubt
carried her own line. From whence" 4"
| ETC.. The woman was quick in her COM
prehension, and saw there was some truth
which she did not understand, to which
Jesus was referring
! y. cart Thou greater~ The question
/ proceeds from feeling that Jesus as
sumed some extraordinary character. that
| He claimed a spiritual power: perhaps
/ claimed to be prophe. like Moses, who
/ could make fountain of water BY mira.
\ ,c.e. "Our father Jacob" The Samaritans
/ were living in tue territory of Ephraim
| and Manasseh, sons Of Joseph, and grand
sons of Jacob, and although they were not
| the descendants of Jacob, yet no doubt
some of the ancient bIood ran in their
veins.
l3 "Shal thirst again" Jesus does
not discuss the question of greatness. bns
turns her thought toward spiritual truth.
as He did Nicodemas. IA. "Shall never
1 thirst" He does not mean that one
| araught shall satisfy rs, but that we shall
have in the soul well of living water.
''Shall he in Him." The religion OF Jesus
has 10 do with the inner life. Christ puts
new principles and affections within US.
"a well of water" A fountain of water.
The supply IS exhaustless. Here is an un-
failing fulness of love, JOY, peace and slnr.