Introduction.

Palestine's dimensions: 200 km from North to South and 70 Km in width.

Galilee is towards the North,Judea is towards the South and Samaria is in between.

Palestine could be crossed in 3 days through Samaria;otherwise,the trip would take 6 days.

01. Jacob's well.

Let us see the context.

Genesis 33:18-19 . Shechem is the land bought by Jacob.

Genesis 48:22 Joseph inherited this land when Jacob died.

Joshua 24:32 Joseph was buried in that land.

John 4:7 "A Samaritan woman came to draw water."

The well was 30m in depth.

It was impossible to draw water without a bucket (made of animals' skin) and rope.

The woman would have walked for about 1 km.

She was probably trying to escape the prejudice. John 4:18.

Samaritans : Jews that would marry non Jews.

John 4:9 It was 400 year-old disagreement.

That's why the woman was surprised when Jesus spoke to her.

John 4:12 Jacob's well was to the physical thirst .

John 4:13 Jesus's words about the well that meant everything to the woman.

02. The living water.

John 4: 7 A rabbi would not talk to his wife in public.

Jesus starts the dialogue ,calls her attention and provokes curiosity.

Why? John 3:16 . Jesus breaks the barriers.

He talks to a woman,to a Samaritan woman.

John 4:14 . Jesus was talking about Himself.

John 4:15. The woman didn't understand.

The same thing happened to Nicodemus. John 3:3-4

John 4:26 Jesus reveals Himself to her.

"Living Water" was a common word in the Old Testament.

Jeremiah 2:13 Isaiah 55:1 Psalm 42:1

Texts that refer to "thirsty souls".

Conclusion.

This woman's story is our story.

Everybody thirsts for God.We need God.

Illustration: Jesus at the Tabernacle Festival: John 7: 37-38

Jesus is the Living water that will quench your spiritual thirst.

Where have you been trying to quench your thirst?

Jesus' invitation to the Samaritan woman,to the crowd and to yourself:

"Those who are thirsty,come to me and I'll give them living water."