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John Chapter 4 Study Notes

Under King David, Israel was a United Monarchy consisting of all 12 Tribes
During the reign of Rehoboam (David’s grandson, Solomon’s son), Israel is split (around 930BC):
Kingdom of Judah – consisting of tribes of Judah and Benjamin, with capital of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) – consisting of remaining 10 tribes, with capital of Samaria
In 722 BC, the Assyrians conquer Israel (Samaria), carry off the higher class citizens to Assyria and inter-marry with the ones left behind
By Jesus’ time, the Judeans considered the Samaritans intermingled half-breeds and looked down on them with disdain
**The more proper interpretation of “Jews” in the New Testament should be “Judeans”, and even more specifically, the “Judean Authorities”
 
 
“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.” John 4:10 KJV
 
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Living-Water (Bible verses about Living Water)
https://ourrabbijesus.com/articles/living-water/ (Living Water from a Hebraic Perspective)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpSVdSW16DA (**AMAZING SERMON on Ezekiel 40-48 (Ezekiel’s Temple)**)
 
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Words of Knowledge (among other Spiritual Gifts)
 

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 1 Cor 12: 7-13

 
We need to learn to walk in the Spirit, rather than in the flesh.  We receive not, because we ask not.  As discussed in the study, we’re not seeing the miraculous God has for us, because of “lack of need” and “lack of expectation”.  We need to renew our minds daily, and take God at His Word.  
 

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.
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. John 4

 
Only Believe
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWtXWkzg8xo (Derek Prince, the Word of Knowledge)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJS-t951mb4 (How to Get Words of Knowledge)