The saga of "The Secret of GOD", part 7.4 the renewed mind.

Picking back up with verse 39 of John 4, where we find the following.

John 4:39-42, 43-45 "And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, "He told me all that ever I did." So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. And many more believed because of his own word; And said unto the woman, "Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world."
Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast." (KJV)

John 4:39-42, 43-45 "Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world."
After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast." (ESV)

John 4:39-42, 43-45 Intrigued by the woman's testimony many of the Samaritans from that city believed! (They were the first non-pure Jews who tasted the fruit of GOD's prophetic purpose revealed in Abraham and Israel's history wherein all the nations of the world would be equally included in the blessing of sonship!) They then approached Jesus and entreated him to remain with them longer, so he stayed over for two days. When they heard him speak, many more believed. They said to the woman, "now we believe not just because of your word but we have heard for ourselves and can clearly see that this man is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world!"
After the two days with them Jesus left for Galilee. Explaining why he was heading north to Galilee, John remembers how Jesus repeated the saying that a Prophet is not honored in his own native land. The Galileans welcomed him with open arms; they immediately recognized him for the spectacular things he did in Jerusalem where they too had been for the Passover feast." (The Mirror)

In our next post, the LORD willing we will begin a look into John 5.