Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 27th (Nehemiah 5 & John 4:1-26)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Seventh Hour of the Coming Messiah
Jesus is leaving judea as the pharisees have gotten wind of the fact that his movement is exceeding that of john the baptist. Nowhere else outside john chapters three and four do we see jesus earthly ministry presented as a baptizing ministry. The figure of jacob is foregrounded within this chapter, the field that jacob gave to joseph, jacob's well. A woman has had five husbands and is currently with a man who is not her husband. However, they go on to discuss the coming messiah, who is the seventh man? Jesus, by implication, is the true husband.
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