<TITLE>15. Par 42-45</TITLE>L-42 Nicodemus well expressed it. The church wouldn't let him receive it. But yet, he was... "We know that You're a Teacher comes from God, 'cause no man could do the things that You do, except God be with Him. We know it's infallible. You are the Messiah; You showed us Your sign that You are the Messiah. We know Moses spoke that You would come. We know the Scripture says You would come. We know that You was to be the God Prophet. And here You are proving to us, even knowing thoughts that's in our heart. We know Thou art a Teacher comes from God."
Now, He only comes to those who are looking for Him. We Gentiles, the Anglo-Saxon's in them days were heathens, Roman, so forth. We had a club on our back and worshipped idols. But there was another class of people which was the Samaritans, was half Jew and Gentile. Then they were looking for a Messiah. (Now, quickly now, we just got about five more minutes.) They were looking for a Messiah.

L-43 And Jesus was on His road down to Jericho, but He had need go by Samaria. Wonder why. Now, listen real close. And when He got to a certain city, He sent the disciples in to get some vittles, and He Himself set down by the side of a well. If you were ever there, it's panoramic; well's still there, just something like this here, not quite so high, vines around it, the public well where the people come to get their water. The ladies come out there and get these big jugs full of water yet, put them upon their heads, and walk just as smooth as you can believe, and talk, as ladies can, you know, to each other, and go right along and never spill a drop of it. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] And they come there to get their water.

L-44 Jesus set down because He was tired, as He said. And the disciples were into the city to buy food. And while they were gone, a lovely looking young woman come out, which was a woman of ill-fame. She had defiled the marriage vows. She had been married five times and the was living with her sixth husband.
Let's say she come out, in them days the real truth of it is, she couldn't come with the women early of a morning, because they didn't have no fellowship together: right and wrong. Today it's all mixed together, can't tell which is which: dress alike, look alike, talk alike, just the same thing. All smoke cigarettes, and get out and carry on, cut their hair, and use makeup, and you can't just dog-eat-dog. There you are. Here they come.

L-45 And so she came out to the well after all the rest of the women was gone, and she started to let down the... It's--it's a windle, and they have a hooks--the big... It's really not a bucket; it's--it's a pot or a kettle like, got a long neck on it, got a two hooks. And they put the--the windle under these arms-like, and let it down into the--the well, and get the water, and then windle it up again.
So when she started to let the--the pot down into the well, she heard a Man say, "Woman, bring Me a drink."
And she looks over and she seen a Jew setting there. Oh, He was only about thirty-three years old, but He must've looked about fifty, because they'd just told He--He looked fifty anyhow: said, "You're not a man over fifty years old and say you seen Abraham." See? So His work must have broke Him down quite a bit.
So there He was setting up against the well, said, "Woman, bring Me a drink."


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