John 4:6 gives us a picture of the humanity of Jesus; he was tired and needed some recovery time. We know that Jesus was physically in his early 30’s. It is probable that the disciples who travelled with him were younger than he; possibly half his age (their actions and attitudes tend to favor that age bracket). Assuming that most of those disciples were considerably younger it is possible that they wore Jesus out. Maybe in the haste to get through Samaria they had kept up a fairly rapid pace. But when they reached Sychar Jesus needed to sit down and take a break. So he did. Jesus didn’t push on. He stopped. It’s not unbelievable that while he sat they leaning against the wall of the well Jesus napped. Maybe the woman woke him up. Maybe the Spirit roused him from his slumber. Whatever the situation this truth we know; Jesus rested.
Stuart
No comments:
Post a Comment