Handout Chapter 4
The history of the site of Shechem in the Old Testament:
Genesis 12:7
Yahweh appeared to Abram and promised the land to his descendants. Abram built an altar. This is the first of 3 promises to Abram that will become the Abrahamic Covenant.
Genesis 33:18-20
Jacob camped opposite the town upon his return from Paddan-Aram and purchased land from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem and built an altar. The city is named for this gentile man who loved Dinah, a daughter of Israel.
Genesis 34
The site of a failed covenant, a failed marriage, and a terrible injustice when the gentiles of Shechem, who had submitted to circumcision, were murdered by the sons of Jacob/Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:4,11-12
Site designated by Moses (between Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim) for renewal of Covenant oath.
Joshua 8:30-35
Site of the reaffirmation of the Covenant oath and the blessing of the people as ordered by Moses in Deuteronomy 27
Joshua 24
Joshua called a great assembly of all the tribes of Israel. The reaffirmation of the Covenant before Joshua’s death.
Judges 8:29-9:21
Shechem incited to follow a false king of Israel who betrays them.
1Kings 12:1-25
Great Assembly of the 12 tribes to proclaim Rehoboam, son of Solomon, as King of Israel. The site of the beginning of the end of Israel as a united kingdom. After the civil war the rebel Jeroboam, new King of Israel, makes Shechem his capital.
Hosea 6:7-9
Priests commit murder on the road to Shechem—broken Covenant.
Jeremiah 41:1-10
Murder of the men from Shechem and Samaria by Jews lead by a descendant of David. These men had come in peace to mourn the destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem and to bring offerings.
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Where are brides courted in the Bible?
Genesis 24:10-67
Rebecca the future bride of Isaac is found at a well by Abraham’s servant
Genesis 29: 1-30
Jacob (Israel) meets Rachel, his future bride, at a well
Exodus 2: 15-21
Moses meets Zipporah, his bride, at a well
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A bride is courted at a well. In John chapter 4 Jesus, the divine bridegroom, has come to court His Covenant Bride, Israel (Samaria) as symbolized by this woman and as promised by the prophets of God [i.e. see Hosea chapter 2].
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Contrast between Nicodemus
and the Samaritan Woman
From the land of Judah (tribes of Judah & Benjamin)
From the land of Israel (the land of the 10 tribes)
Citizen of Jerusalem the city of the true faith of the Covenant
Citizen of Shechem, a city connected to the Covenant but also with violence and betrayal, and false worship
Pharisee, educated, elite Jewish male
Mixed breed, idolatrous female
Knows the Law and the Prophets
Knows only the first 5 Books, the Torah
Representative of the Old Covenant people
Representative of a people no longer in Covenant with God.
Cannot recognize the Messiah
Acknowledging her sins, she receives the gift of faith and recognizes the Messiah
M. Hunt copyright 2001 of Agape Bible Study
Genesis 12:7
Yahweh appeared to Abram and promised the land to his descendants. Abram built an altar. This is the first of 3 promises to Abram that will become the Abrahamic Covenant.
Genesis 33:18-20
Jacob camped opposite the town upon his return from Paddan-Aram and purchased land from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem and built an altar. The city is named for this gentile man who loved Dinah, a daughter of Israel.
Genesis 34
The site of a failed covenant, a failed marriage, and a terrible injustice when the gentiles of Shechem, who had submitted to circumcision, were murdered by the sons of Jacob/Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:4,11-12
Site designated by Moses (between Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim) for renewal of Covenant oath.
Joshua 8:30-35
Site of the reaffirmation of the Covenant oath and the blessing of the people as ordered by Moses in Deuteronomy 27
Joshua 24
Joshua called a great assembly of all the tribes of Israel. The reaffirmation of the Covenant before Joshua’s death.
Judges 8:29-9:21
Shechem incited to follow a false king of Israel who betrays them.
1Kings 12:1-25
Great Assembly of the 12 tribes to proclaim Rehoboam, son of Solomon, as King of Israel. The site of the beginning of the end of Israel as a united kingdom. After the civil war the rebel Jeroboam, new King of Israel, makes Shechem his capital.
Hosea 6:7-9
Priests commit murder on the road to Shechem—broken Covenant.
Jeremiah 41:1-10
Murder of the men from Shechem and Samaria by Jews lead by a descendant of David. These men had come in peace to mourn the destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem and to bring offerings.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Where are brides courted in the Bible?
Genesis 24:10-67
Rebecca the future bride of Isaac is found at a well by Abraham’s servant
Genesis 29: 1-30
Jacob (Israel) meets Rachel, his future bride, at a well
Exodus 2: 15-21
Moses meets Zipporah, his bride, at a well
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A bride is courted at a well. In John chapter 4 Jesus, the divine bridegroom, has come to court His Covenant Bride, Israel (Samaria) as symbolized by this woman and as promised by the prophets of God [i.e. see Hosea chapter 2].
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Contrast between Nicodemus
and the Samaritan Woman
From the land of Judah (tribes of Judah & Benjamin)
From the land of Israel (the land of the 10 tribes)
Citizen of Jerusalem the city of the true faith of the Covenant
Citizen of Shechem, a city connected to the Covenant but also with violence and betrayal, and false worship
Pharisee, educated, elite Jewish male
Mixed breed, idolatrous female
Knows the Law and the Prophets
Knows only the first 5 Books, the Torah
Representative of the Old Covenant people
Representative of a people no longer in Covenant with God.
Cannot recognize the Messiah
Acknowledging her sins, she receives the gift of faith and recognizes the Messiah
M. Hunt copyright 2001 of Agape Bible Study
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