Here we go John 4 and verse 1 reads.
John 4:1] When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
[2] (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
[3] He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
First note that Jesus didn’t baptize but that his disciples baptized. Also, Jesus left when he knew the pharisees would make a big deal of this. Why? Because John was the one that cried in the wilderness “make straight the way of the Lord”. His job was not done yet. He needed to bring these people to repentance.
John 4:4] And he must needs go through Samaria.
Let’s do some history here. the ten tribes of Israel went into captivity to Assyria about 600 years before. It is said that the king of Assyria took the house of Israel out of the land and installed his people into the land. But, what he did was he took the wealthy and the prominent, leaving the poor and the farmers. And yes, he did install some of the people of Assyria to rule over them. This is easily proven by what happens next in this lesson. And we continue with verse 5 and it reads.
John 5:5] Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
[6] Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
The sixth hour being 12 noon. Now Jacob was the father of all twelve tribes. God would change his name to Israel. Also, he was a well digger.
John 4:7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
[8] (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
[9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Make a side study in 1Kings12. This is after king Soloman has died and his son king Rehoboam tells Jeroboam that he will be harsher than his father on the ten tribes. And there was war and the nation of Israel splits here. Becoming the House of Israel and the House of Judah. This woman at the well knew this.
John 4:10] Jesus answered and said unto her, 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.
[11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
Jacob’s well was 9ft. across and 75ft. deep. But Jesus is not talking about drinking water, but the water of life.
John 4:12] Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Let me remind you of Amos 8:11 and it reads.
Amos 8:11] Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
Back to John and verse 15 reads.
John 4:15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
She still doesn’t understand.
John 4:16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
[17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
[18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
[19] The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
[20] Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
This proves she is of the house of Israel, for she worshipped God. and was of the house of Israel because they worshipped on that mountain that king Jeroboam set up the two golden calves. Please read the whole chapter of 1Kings chapter 12.
John 4:21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
[22] Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Of the Jews? Knowing the key of David is important. Let’s go to Rev.3 and read why Jesus only approved of 2 of the 7 churches.
Rev.3:7] And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
He will give you truth and no man can take it away from you once you know.
Rev.3:8] I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
[9] Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
[10] Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
There are two advents, the first is salvation. This is at the well with the woman. The second is for you and me in these times, and the church of Philadelphia is our Key. Back to John and verse 23 reads.
John 4:23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Always remember God is Spirit.
John 4:25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
[26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
She knew that the Christ would come. She is an Israelite.
John 4:27] And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
[28] The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
[29] Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
[30] Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
[31] In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
[32] But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
[33] Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
[34] Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Now, the last words on the cross were “it is finished”.
John 4:35] Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
[36] And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
[37] And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
[38] I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
This is talking about our “works”, we need to plant the seeds. The seed is the word of God, and only God can make it grow.
John 4:39] And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
[40] So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
Jesus only came to the House of Israel, and not for the gentiles.
John 4:41] And many more believed because of his own word;
[42] And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
They too knew scriptures. They believed without miracles, but think of the bible study they had with Jesus.
John 4:43] Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
[44] For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
[45] Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
They saw the miracles and believed.
John 4:46] So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
[47] When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
[48] Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Jesus seems perturbed that they only believe because they see miracles. This is why before he said there is no honor for a prophet in his home town.
John 4:49] The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
[50] Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
[51] And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
[52] Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
[53] So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
Even that it is said he believed he still inquired at what time did the fever leave him.
John 4:54] This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
Interesting study today in that we find the Key of David is for both the first and the second advents. So, what exactly is this Key of David? It is the knowledge of the genealogy of the Christ. Melchizedek, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. That the Christ would come from the King line and the priest line. Let’s go to his throne.
Father, we thank you for your word and ask that you bless all that love you in Jesus’s precious name, Amen.
KJV along with The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Of The Bible