Women of Grace 2005-06
Women of the Bible

 Homework for Lesson Eighteen
The Samaritan Woman

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible and is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 31:27

1. Read I Kings 16:23-27, II Kings 17:21-41. Who were the Samaritans and what were their religious practices?







 

2. Read John 4:5-29; 39-42. (a) What observations do you note about the Samaritan Woman?







(b) What barriers did Jesus break down in order to minister to her?






(c) What was her need when she came to the well?




 

3. How would you characterize the Samaritan woman's life in comparison to the Proverbs 31 woman?








 

4. (a) What is the living water Jesus referred to in John 4:9-14?




(b) Based on the Samaritan woman's response to Christ's offer, what could she have been thinking?










(c) What was her attitude about this water?










 

5. In verses 16-18 Jesus exposes her sin. (a) Was her answer truthful? Why or why not?








(b) What issues were addressed in this exchange?




 

6. The Woman wanted to know where the correct place of worship was.
(a) What lessons did Christ teach her concerning the who and where of worship? (verses 21-24)








(b) What immediate changes do you see that indicate the woman had become a true worshiper?








 

7. What was the impact of the Samaritan woman's testimony on the Samaritans?






 

8. What principles can we learn from the Samaritan woman about seeking things that cannot satisfy?









 

9. Read Psalm 42:1-2 and 63:1 (a) How does the Psalmist describe his thirst for God?








(b) Write out a similar prayer in your own words.