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Today’s Bible Verse: John 8:1-11
Title: The Woman Caught in Adultery
Verse Text: [John 8:1-11 NKJV] 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5 "Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" 6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have [something] of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with [His] finger, as though He did not hear. 7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first." 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard [it], being convicted by [their] conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest [even] to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
Today’s verses show why it is necessary to have a grasp of the Old Testament, particularly the Torah, before taking on the New Testament.
In these verses a woman is brought to Jesus by the scribes and Pharisees. They say that she was caught in the very act of adultery. Just the fact that it was the scribes and Pharisees bringing her should indicate that this was a test for Jesus.
They indicate that Moses, the Torah, commanded that she be stoned and wanted to know what he thought they should do. So, what does the Torah say?
[Leviticus 20:10 NKJV] 10 'The man who commits adultery with [another] man's wife, [he] who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.
OK, so, where is the man? But, is that all?
Today’s Bible Verse: John 8:1-11
Title: The Woman Caught in Adultery
Verse Text: [John 8:1-11 NKJV] 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5 "Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" 6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have [something] of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with [His] finger, as though He did not hear. 7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first." 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard [it], being convicted by [their] conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest [even] to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
Today’s verses show why it is necessary to have a grasp of the Old Testament, particularly the Torah, before taking on the New Testament.
In these verses a woman is brought to Jesus by the scribes and Pharisees. They say that she was caught in the very act of adultery. Just the fact that it was the scribes and Pharisees bringing her should indicate that this was a test for Jesus.
They indicate that Moses, the Torah, commanded that she be stoned and wanted to know what he thought they should do. So, what does the Torah say?
[Leviticus 20:10 NKJV] 10 'The man who commits adultery with [another] man's wife, [he] who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.
OK, so, where is the man? But, is that all?
[Deuteronomy 17:6-7 NKJV] 6 "Whoever is deserving of
death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he
shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 7 "The hands of
the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward
the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.
We also need witnesses. Is there more?
We also need witnesses. Is there more?
[Deuteronomy 21:18-20 NKJV] 18 "If a man has a stubborn
and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of
his mother, and [who], when they have chastened him, will not heed them, 19
"then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out
to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city. 20 "And they shall say
to the elders of his city, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he
will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'
We need the elders. Please note that Deuteronomy 21:18-20 is just one example that cites the elders.
So, we need the elders, the witnesses, and the man and the woman for a complete trial to happen. We may have the witnesses among the scribes and the Pharisees and the crowd that gathered. We have the elders among the scribes and Pharisees. We have the woman but we do not have the man. The formula, if you will, is incomplete.
Jesus knew this because, after all, He is the author of the Torah.
[John 8:6 NKJV] 6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have [something] of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with [His] finger, as though He did not hear.
The part about “as though He did not hear” was added. He heard very well what they were doing. So, why did he stoop down and write on the ground, in the earth?
We need the elders. Please note that Deuteronomy 21:18-20 is just one example that cites the elders.
So, we need the elders, the witnesses, and the man and the woman for a complete trial to happen. We may have the witnesses among the scribes and the Pharisees and the crowd that gathered. We have the elders among the scribes and Pharisees. We have the woman but we do not have the man. The formula, if you will, is incomplete.
Jesus knew this because, after all, He is the author of the Torah.
[John 8:6 NKJV] 6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have [something] of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with [His] finger, as though He did not hear.
The part about “as though He did not hear” was added. He heard very well what they were doing. So, why did he stoop down and write on the ground, in the earth?
[Jeremiah 17:13 NKJV] 13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who
forsake You shall be ashamed. "Those who depart from Me Shall be written
in the earth, Because they have forsaken the LORD, The fountain of living
waters."
He knew the names of those around Him and He was writing their names in the earth to shame them.
[John 8:7 NKJV] 7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."
Is this saying that they could not stone her because they were all sinners just as we are? No! He was referring to the sin of that moment. They were all accusing her of adultery against Torah. Torah says you need both the man and the woman, and they only had the woman. They were transgressing the law, which is sin. All that wanted to stone her were in sin at that moment.
[John 8:9 NKJV] 9 Then those who heard [it], being convicted by [their] conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest [even] to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Notice that the exodus from the scene was from the oldest to the youngest. The oldest were the most likely to understand what was happening and the youngest the least likely. Just as we have today. The youngest in the Torah movement tend to start out as Torah terrorists but as they mature in the Word they start to get it.
[John 8:10-11 NKJV] 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
The show was over, and the scribes and Pharisees lost. If they had brought the man then both the man and woman would have been stoned, or, would they?
[Genesis 49:10 NKJV] 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him [shall be] the obedience of the people.
Shiloh is the Messiah and the Messiah was standing before them. He had come and the scepter had departed to the Romans. If we look at the Passion verses, we will see that Israel could no longer invoke the death penalty, only the Romans could.
Regardless, Jesus indicated that He did not condemn her because lawfully He could not. He also told her to go and sin no more, indicating that He did know that she sinned.
In these verses if we do not know the Torah then we cannot grasp the full implication of what is happening and how Jesus fulfilled the law, the Torah, through this.
I hope this has been a blessing to you. May the rest of your day be blessed. Walk Torah-ly. Shalom.
Please share this with others.
He knew the names of those around Him and He was writing their names in the earth to shame them.
[John 8:7 NKJV] 7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."
Is this saying that they could not stone her because they were all sinners just as we are? No! He was referring to the sin of that moment. They were all accusing her of adultery against Torah. Torah says you need both the man and the woman, and they only had the woman. They were transgressing the law, which is sin. All that wanted to stone her were in sin at that moment.
[John 8:9 NKJV] 9 Then those who heard [it], being convicted by [their] conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest [even] to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Notice that the exodus from the scene was from the oldest to the youngest. The oldest were the most likely to understand what was happening and the youngest the least likely. Just as we have today. The youngest in the Torah movement tend to start out as Torah terrorists but as they mature in the Word they start to get it.
[John 8:10-11 NKJV] 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
The show was over, and the scribes and Pharisees lost. If they had brought the man then both the man and woman would have been stoned, or, would they?
[Genesis 49:10 NKJV] 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him [shall be] the obedience of the people.
Shiloh is the Messiah and the Messiah was standing before them. He had come and the scepter had departed to the Romans. If we look at the Passion verses, we will see that Israel could no longer invoke the death penalty, only the Romans could.
Regardless, Jesus indicated that He did not condemn her because lawfully He could not. He also told her to go and sin no more, indicating that He did know that she sinned.
In these verses if we do not know the Torah then we cannot grasp the full implication of what is happening and how Jesus fulfilled the law, the Torah, through this.
I hope this has been a blessing to you. May the rest of your day be blessed. Walk Torah-ly. Shalom.
Please share this with others.
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