Why We Don’t Talk About That Plot of Ground

June 27, 2012 — 4 Comments

“Don’t open that door!”  Have you ever seen a horror film and screamed like a little girl those exact words?  I know I have.  A certain tension is created by knowing what happens in these situations.  We know the rules.  When young scantily clad girls open doors to darkened rooms, there’s a knife welding maniac just waiting for them.

Well John isn’t too far removed from creating such tension in the description of Jesus encounter with the Samaritan woman.  Why else would he mention the PLOT OF GROUND THAT JACOB GAVE TO HIS SON JOSEPH (John 4:5)!  I know.  Sounds scary, doesn’t it?  Well maybe it’s not scary, but something really intense did happen at this exact spot.  And involved… yea, you guessed… a man and a woman.

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The plot of ground is mentioned three times in the Old Testament (Gen. 33:19, 48:22 and Josh. 24:32).  In the  later two instances its just mentioned in passing.  The first time, however, it’s the backdrop and catalyst to a very heated story.  Read Genesis 33:18-34:4:

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