john 4:16 19 commentary
Thus we see that he was truly a man. The woman acknowledged Christ to be a prophet. Jesus said of the Pharisees, "Ye have made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition" (Matthew 15:6). They came to him: those who would know Christ, must meet him where he records his name. Christ compares his work to harvest-work. John Cena. Web1 John 4:16New International Version. The faith that falls down before the Lord and pours the soul's agony at his feet is always the beginning of something better, as it proved here. 
The boundaries of Samaria varied in history; but in the time of Christ it was a small province about twenty miles wide, north to south, and about thirty miles long, east to west. By directing the eyes of the apostles to what was taking place, he restrained their further insistence that he should eat. Far more than merely believing that the Lord had healed his son, he now believed in the Lord as the Saviour of the world. It was the kind of letdown that every great campaigner feels when the effort is over; and the long march up from Judaea had intensified his weariness. NIV And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. King James Version (KJV) I.
In this, Jesus referred to himself, the gift of God to all the world. 
"[6] This would make the date of this episode to lie somewhere between the middle of December and the last of January; another piece of evidence favoring noon as the time of day in this narrative. Jesus had not, as yet, received any food at all; but the amazing responsiveness of the woman at the well had triggered an opportunity to convert a whole city, moving at that very moment upon the Lord and his disciples; and the satisfaction of his physical hunger would have to wait, despite the Master's weariness. Later, it is stated that the healing of his son occurred at the seventh hour, equivalent to our seven o'clock; and, on the question of whether this was Roman or Jewish time and A.M. or P.M., the fact of the nobleman's not arriving home until the next day suggests seven o'clock in the evening. His servants met him with the news of the child's recovery. The comparison of converted souls to a harvest made a profound impression upon John who made five references to it in as many verses (Revelation 14:14-19).
For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food. Still, a little faith acted upon is far better than inactive big faith; and, to the immense joy of this ancient nobleman, his efforts were successful. All rights reserved worldwide. All the sins and mistakes of her life had not effaced her knowledge of the essential truth that Christ would come into the world and teach men all that they need to know of salvation. Not necessarily, because an apostle spoke of certain persons who ate the Lord's supper in a manner unworthy of it, not discerning the Lord's body. john 8 32) 1 John 4:16 (King James Version) 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Of the ancient tabernacle, only a type of the worship men offer today, God said to Moses, "See that thou make all things according to the pattern" (Hebrews 8:5), and there is no way to avoid the application of this to Christian worship. Also, Jesus said, "In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Mark 7:7). God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. 4 Webjohn 4:16 19 commentarycheese trail wisconsin lodging. The Old Testament Scriptures are they which "testify" of Christ (John 5:39). That phenomenon which is Jesus Christ our Lord needs only to be observed to be believed; and the apostle who wrote this gospel retained that truth in focus throughout. 16 We know it so well, we've embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God. See Matthew 27:26, c. Mark 15:16, &c. Of whatever waters of comfort we drink, we shall thirst again. This question of hers reveals that she understood at least a part of what Jesus was saying to her, and that she might have suspected, even at that point, the metaphorical significance of his words, as the next verse shows. NASB He *said to her, 'Go, call your husband 1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. [2] J. W. McGarvey, The Fourfold Gospel (Cincinnati, Ohio: The Standard Publishing Company, 1914), p. 56. The woman would not have given Jesus a drink of water unless he had asked it, nor would Christ have blessed her unless she had asked. The important thing is to ask; and, as Jesus said at the beginning of the interview, this woman was a person who would ask. Because he would put a difference between his baptism and that of John, who baptized all himself; for he baptized as a servant, Christ as a master. The low estate of woman in that generation is evidenced by these words. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, and now is, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. These words show why Jesus accomplished this interview. The turnout of this city to accept Jesus Christ was a stark contrast with the snobbish rejection of the Lord by the hierarchy in Jerusalem. Harvest-time is busy time; all must be then at work. Our Saviour, by teaching one poor woman, spread knowledge to a whole town. Still, this reference is enough. WebHe that feareth is not made perfect in love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. The greatest men must go themselves to God, must become beggars. 
For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. Here is a contrast between purity and immorality. Bible Commentary for John 4:16. To the embezzler, the Lord says, "Go, bring thy records"; to others, he says, "Go, bring thy tax returns"; "Go, bring thy wife"; "Go, bring thy child, thy brother, thy sister"; or "Go bring anything in thy life that is contrary to divine law!". Such a miracle as this is never even attempted by modern claimants of miraculous power; and yet, why not?
He is nonetheless personal, hence the anthropomorphisms of Scripture. The word of salvation was of the Jews. Yet four months Westcott noted that the "harvest began about the middle of April and lasted until the end of May.
There is a nobility in such an attitude that staggers belief. I. Salvation is from the Jews God took hold "of the seed of Abraham" (Hebrews 2:16); the Jews were custodians of the Scripture (Romans 3:2); Christ was born "under the law." Not long after these events, the Pharisees accomplished the destruction of John the Baptist; and, although their hand is hidden in the sacred account of his martyrdom, it is very likely that those wily hypocrites of the priestly hierarchy had maneuvered John into making the comment on Herod's unlawful marriage which resulted in his execution. Eternal life here plainly identified the blessing Jesus promised the woman of Samaria. In a sense, he was; but far more is intended here. 2. Here was that same motivation that inspired the fishermen of Galilee to leave their nets and their father, and Matthew to leave his seat of custom, and follow Jesus. Web19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. The woman was disposed to leave the matter undecided, till the coming of the Messiah. The miracle made Jesus dear to them. The evident purpose of including this wonder in the list of seven was to show that the physical presence of the Lord was not required in the performance of his signs, but that his holy will was effective from any distance whatever. Such would satisfy the deepest thirst of the soul, and not merely for a time, but eternally. Read full chapter. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. And they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. This is an extension of the metaphor of the harvest, there never being a harvest without a sowing and reaping. It simply was not done. Their authority derives not from God but from men. It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel's land , not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and 1 John 4:17. John offers insights into the rulers, the church leaders, the fear, and the resulting ridicule of the people, as well as the betrayal and denial of Jesus friends. The question becomes even more pointed when it is recalled that in another case, that of healing the centurion's servant, Jesus was invited to do what he did here, merely speak the word; but in that instance the Lord proposed personally to enter his home. In John 4:34, below, Jesus explained that the "meat" here mentioned was "to do the will of him who sent" Jesus. This glorious truth provides us with wonderful reassurance and binds our heart to His eternal heart of love, "for we have known and believed the great love that God hath to us." Unerringly, Jesus saw the common ground between them and did not hesitate to stand with her upon that common platform of their mutual need. When any soul would turn to Christ and receive his inexpressible gift. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Harvest-time is a short time, and harvest-work must be done then, or not at all; so the time of the gospel is a season, which if once past, cannot be recalled. And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all the things that I ever did.