As Yeshua and his entourage continued on to Galilee, he decided to take an unusual route through an area of the former Northern Kingdom of Israel known then as Samaria. Samaria was the home of the Samaritans who were also believers in Yahweh.
The word Samarian means, watchers of the Torah. Samaritans believe that they follow and guard the true Hebrew religion of the ancient Israelites prior to their Babylonian Exile. They believed the true Hebrew religion was preserved by the Israelites who were able to remain in their land during the exile while those in Babylon altered the Torah.
Samaritans claim descent from the Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh - the two sons of Joseph - as well as from the priestly tribe of Levi. Recent DNA testing confirms their Hebrew ancestry.
The main division between Jews and Samaritans has always been the location …show more content…
You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. Yeshua held open his hand and pointed it at the Samaritans coming down the road from town. Then he said boldly, “The fields are already ripe for harvest!”
Smiling, Yeshua said, “The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.”
The Samaritans arrived and gathered around as Yeshua continued teaching. They begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days to teach, long enough for many more to hear his message and believe.
While teaching in Samaria, news about a woman named Elisheba spread throughout the village. She had just given birth to a stillborn baby. Yeshua asked to be taken to the
The word Samarian means, watchers of the Torah. Samaritans believe that they follow and guard the true Hebrew religion of the ancient Israelites prior to their Babylonian Exile. They believed the true Hebrew religion was preserved by the Israelites who were able to remain in their land during the exile while those in Babylon altered the Torah.
Samaritans claim descent from the Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh - the two sons of Joseph - as well as from the priestly tribe of Levi. Recent DNA testing confirms their Hebrew ancestry.
The main division between Jews and Samaritans has always been the location …show more content…
You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. Yeshua held open his hand and pointed it at the Samaritans coming down the road from town. Then he said boldly, “The fields are already ripe for harvest!”
Smiling, Yeshua said, “The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.”
The Samaritans arrived and gathered around as Yeshua continued teaching. They begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days to teach, long enough for many more to hear his message and believe.
While teaching in Samaria, news about a woman named Elisheba spread throughout the village. She had just given birth to a stillborn baby. Yeshua asked to be taken to the