Thank you for these wonderful insights. I agree with you - let the text speak for itself and don't read into it what isn't there (esp. regarding the woman's motivation for being at the well at noon). I like to think presence at noon is connected to the divine necessity of Jesus having to go through Samaria. She had a divine appointment with the Messiah, and as with all such divine appointments, God calls both parties to be where they need to be at the appointed time. Jesus' mission is to chase after sinners, and he's willing to go by whatever route he must - including the cross - to accomplish that.

As I was listening to your 40 minutes in the OT podcast this morning on Genesis 3 (ep.6), I was struck by a connection between this weekend's gospel and Genesis 3. In both cases, God hunts for the humans he loves so dearly, whether they are exhibiting their disobedience by succumbing to the serpent's temptation & lies or whether she is hiding from her community because of her brokenness. We often see God in Christ as the one who comes to seek and save the lost, but I deeply appreciate how we see this to be true of God even from the very start of the story as well.

Very good teaching

This was a wonderful teaching thank you Chad

Thank you for your insights, they are greatly appreciated. I had one thought about the segment on wells and marriage (roughly

Great insights. Thanks!

Great teaching! Where about in Oregon where you?

Another great presentation. As an aside, I think the notion of "water welling up" is a wonderful contrast to Jacobs well which is very deep - one water freely offers itself, the other requires considerable effort. My understanding is that based on drilling in the region of what was Sychar (near the ruins believed to be Shechem), the water table varies between 30 to 50 meters below top soil (very deep).

Thank you