Women's Weekly Bible Challenge

Welcome to the Women’s Weekly Bible Challenge! I’m Lisa Ann Spencer. Today is part 9 our series When Jesus Speaks to Women . Grab your journal and turn in your Bible to John Chapter 8. CONTEXT Jesus was in the Temple during the Feast of Tabernacles ( John 7:2,14 ), teaching the people.   They were offended by the Truth that He spoke ( John 8:40, 45 ). John 7:19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? Q: Why did the Jews want to kill Jesus this time? A:   During the previous Feast Day, Jesus had healed a man on the Sabbath ( John 5:8-9 ).   Because of this the Jews sought to slay Jesus ( John 5:16 ). The Jews at the Temple were divided in their opinion of Jesus because they were ignorant of Scripture ( John 7:40-43 ). Clickhere to read John 8:1-11 JESUS SPEAKS TO THE WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY In order to tempt Jesus (by causing Him to break Roman law, John 18:31 ), the scribes and Pharisees brou...

Hello and welcome to the Women’s Weekly Bible Challenge! I’m Lisa Ann Spencer. Last week we left off our study, When Jesus Speaks to Women , in John chapter 4 .   I hope you were able to spend some time studying that chapter for yourself.   Like Jacob’s well, this passage is DEEP and it will require an entire lesson to cover it. Click here to read John 4:4-9 V. 9 Two questions should arise. Q:  How did the Samaritan woman know Jesus was a Jew? A:   It is possible that she could discern that He was a Jew by his speech and possibly by his dress .   Peter was known to be a Galilean by his speech ( Matthew 26:73 ), and Galilee is populated by Jews, not Samaritans.   Q: Why do the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans? A: When northern Israel was carried away into captivity by the Assyrians ( 2 Kings 17 ), the cities of Samaria were populated by Babylonians and other foreigners who brought with them their pagan gods. Q:  Who are the “...