John 4: Go, call your husband

[Mem]

I really can appreciate and understand that answer MF, and until recently would have given the same answer.

I however don't now think it's a simple matter of this woman being requested to ' go call her husband' is just for test purposes.

If we believe that Jesus knows all and everything, then wouldn't he already know the woman's marital status from the beginning, and already know that she would give him a truthful answer?

I think He was just steering the conversation.
Kind of like a parent asking a child, "What did you just do?" The parent already knows, but wants the child to consider what he just did.

Hi Gideon; Can you explain or speculate the purpose of going through such motions when Jesus would already know the answers to, and all outcomes ?

I don't want to quote each reply in this thread so I quoted those that touched on the generally accepted ideas in regard to the question posed in the OP.

I don't think it was a test of her honesty, nor to teach her and particular life lesson. If I were to explain my view in the modern vernacular, I think that Jesus wanted to let the woman know that "I feel ya..."
Placing myself in the perspective of the woman who afterwards realized that she "must be" in the presence of a prophet after He directed her to go and get her husband.

If her relationship coincided in any way with that He is a Jew and she is a Samaritan, and one who later would go into town telling everyone, not just Samaritan (who she earlier reasoned would have nothing to do with her let alone listen to her) then, she entertained that thought of going and getting her husband and what would come of it.

This notion I believe is offered a "third witness" in the context Jesus' declaration of those that worship in spirit and in truth as, if her "husband" were not any sort of husband in spirit then he would be in truth. And this is the reason said, "you are not wrong in saying, 'I have no husband.'"

 

[Cranberry]

I really can appreciate and understand that answer MF, and until recently would have given the same answer.

I however don't now think it's a simple matter of this woman being requested to ' go call her husband' is just for test purposes.

If we believe that Jesus knows all and everything, then wouldn't he already know the woman's marital status from the beginning, and already know that she would give him a truthful answer?

Did the woman have reason to know the stranger at the well would know she wasn't telling the full truth when she stated she had no husband?

 

[homwardbound]

God hates lying - lying is Satan's nature. People will expose their true hearts by what they say. If the answer was honest and real, Jesus could help that individual. If not, that person would not receive help.

Jesus also came to earth to be man, not God. Jesus did not know all the answers. For example, He did not know, in His humanity, when He would return. (Matthew 24:6). Where that line is drawn, I do not know. I do know that Jesus prayed long, loud and often. God gave Jesus the wisdom that He needed to preach the kingdom of God, and to save, heal and deliver the lost.

Which, I see is done in the risen Son, once Father gives it to each person, that is sincere to know and not care to harm anyone anymore, Father approves, we receive or not yet, depends on one's motive(s) Father decides, no one else, to me at least, seeing new from Father's view over peoples views.
Which is revealed in words said from each person. Yet, misunderstood as well by many. God knows for sure and has sealed or not sealed each yet, God knows, I have Faith in God knows.
Jesus harmed no one, there are those that thought he was evil, yet he did not harm anyone. Loved everyone and only told truth, revealed in healings.
Now he did not come upon anyone and begin to tell them who they were or they were doing wrong until they kept on him accusing him, saying bad things about him
these people that did that were religious leaders, that were jealous and thought about their job security, people were not going to them anymore for any help. They wanted Jesus, so they in jealousy got him killed, (Job security). Which only backfired in his being risen, which they saw as true. Read the Epistle of Colossians, read it all the whole Bible to know God having that as the only purpose to hear truth over the errors of this world that use verses to misinterpret for self gains In the risen Son after his one time willing death first took away punishment of sin for us to be new in love and mercy to all, which today is now done for us to stand in and see new from Father to us in his Holy Spirit for us to be led new as Son did for us first, which fulfilled the Law and Prophets for us to be freed from under Law y'all. To uphold Law, not be under Law.
Amazing God does just love us y'all, that is what has been going on since day one in the fall of Adam. God sacrificed and did not kill Adam or Eve. Let them go out from the Garden of Eden and till the ground outside for themselves to play as if they know truth, and did not and got themselves killed over it. Fast forward to this day present, man still doing that in spite of risen Son for them to be alive forever in Father and Son, not seeing to be dead to first born flesh and blood to be alive to God in God's Spirit and Truth only (No not at all these are mixing flesh spirit and God's Holy Spirit and are still the walking dead) being led by dead flesh. trying to do good and can't, at least this I now see after being under Law for many years first
Flesh is dead all flesh, even Son's flesh willingly died for us, which was for us to reckon ourselves as dead too. In order to be alive in Father's Spirit and Truth, the Holy Spirit of truth to live through us too in the risen Son, over the dead Son.
At least for me in thanksgiving and praise to Father from me in risen Son given me to see it now, wow
Dad, y'all wants to save our souls, will you turn and believe to see too? It might take a long time and you might go through hard knocks in the drive to see, it is a bumpy ride, at least has been for me thanking Father as in the book of Job anyways, not denying God
Hoping fro us all to beleive God too and not quit even if in adversities
thank you

 

[Aaron56]

Jesus was not living an impossible standard for men to follow. He was showing us the way a man lives by what his Father provides. And, as Jesus the man, He was not omniscient: He was limited by what God the Father showed Him. He clearly states this in reference to the Day of the Lord: even the Son (at that time) did not know the Day.

Now, of course, He knows everything.

The encounter with the Samaritan women at the well has many implications.