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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 35

In Amazement

Text: John 4:19-26

IN AMAZEMENT

She must have been amazed that Jesus knew so much about her life in the past and present. How would a mere stranger know so much about her?

“Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.”

John 4:19

1. Firstly, she noted that Jesus was a Jew from the way He dressed.

2. She was so impressed by Jesus that she surmised that Jesus must be a prophet. Who else but a prophet could have known what her life was like?

THE QUESTION OF THE PLACE OF WORSHIP

Since Jesus was a prophet, she ventured to ask him a difficult theological question that nobody has ever given a reasonable and acceptable answer.

“Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”

John 4:20

Two major difference between the Jews and the Gentiles highlighted:

1. The Scriptures

a. They differed significantly.
b. The Jews accepted the Law, the Prophets and the Writings.
c. The Samaritans had their own set of Scriptures (altered and different).

2. The place of Worship

a. To the Jews
Worship must be offered to the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 7).
b. To the Samaritans
Worship was to be offered at Mount Ebal, opposite to Mount Gerizim   (Deuteronomy 11:29).

These differences separated Israel and the Samaritans for eons! Nobody had come up with an answer.

A CLASSIC ANSWER

Jesus came up with a tremendously profound answer to the question raised by the Samaritan woman.

1. Worship of God

a. Not in Jerusalem
b. Nor in Mt. Ebal.

2. True and acceptable worship

a. Not in form
b. Nor in locale
c. But in spirit!

God is seeking worshippers who understand genuine worship acceptable to God!

经文：约翰福音 4: 19-26

惊讶

妇人肯定因耶稣对于她生命的过去和现在知道得那么多而感到惊讶。一个陌生人怎么会知道她那么多事?

“先生, 我看出你是先知。”

《约翰福音 4: 19》

1. 首先, 妇人因耶稣的打扮而得知祂是犹太人

2. 她因对耶稣极为敬佩而推测耶稣一定是先知。除了先知, 岂有人会如此了解她的生命?

关于礼拜的地方的问题

既然耶稣是先知, 她尝试问祂一个神学的难题。这个问题, 从未有人给过合理及合适的答案。

“我们的祖宗在这山上礼拜；你们倒说：应当礼拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。”

《约翰福音 4: 20》

犹太人及外邦人两个主要的差别:

1. 圣经

a. 差别非常大
b. 犹太人接受律法、先知和经文
c. 撒玛利亚人有自己的圣经 (被修正且不同)

2. 礼拜 (敬拜) 的地方

a. 对于犹太人
应当在耶路撒冷向上帝献上敬拜 (历代志下 7章)
b. 对于撒玛利亚人
应当在以巴路山上,就是基利心山的对面，献上敬拜 《申命记 11: 29》

这些差别使以色列人和撒玛利亚人隔离了极长的日子!从未有人能给予任何答案。

经典的回应

耶稣对于撒玛利亚的妇人所提的问题给予了一个非常深奥的回应。

1.敬拜上帝

a. 不是在耶路撒冷
b. 也不是在以巴路山上

2. 诚实及被接纳的敬拜

a. 是形式上
b. 也不是在于地点
c. 而是用心灵敬拜!

上帝寻求的是真正理解所被上帝接纳的真诚敬拜的崇拜者!