Some Samaritans had intermarried with Assyrians and thus the Jews despised them as traitors and idolaters. He also set up a counterfeit tabernacle at Shiloh.

The Samaritans blame it on the wicked high priest Eli who they say usurped the priesthood and the ark. But the Hebrew scriptures inexplicably say Mt. Where would you say they placed that ark? Yes that's what the Samaritan scriptures say Mt.

Ebal was named the mountain of cursing and Gerizim the mountain of blessing.

When Joshuah entered the land he halted between two mountains Ebal and Gerizim. The Samaritans also looked down on the Jews as unclean. Also, these two revelations are meant to show that Jesus’ mission is to all people.Īn important factor to consider before looking at the chapter is the relationship between the people of Judea and the people of Samaria. The significance for us is that Jesus is adoni of life. It shows us that although Jesus is not physically present with us he is able to be spiritually with us. This sign may be one of the most vital and significant to us. The man believed and on arriving home found his son well and that he had been healed at the hour when Jesus spoke his words. Jesus told the official to go home and his son would live. In addition, for Jesus to share a drinking vessel with the Samaritan woman was considered unclean and very dramatic.Īt the end of chapter 4, Jesus returns to the territory around Cana where he’ll work his second sign by curing a Royal official’s son simply by his word. Therefore, Jews were forbidden to drink from any vessel they had handled. First, Jesus reveals himself to a Samaritan woman at the well, which is remarkable since Samaritan women were regarded by Jews as impure. In chapter 4, the Baptism introduces the reader to a prominent theme of Wisdom (water) throughout John.