John 8:3-11
Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And standing her in their midst, they said to him, testing him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery! Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” (Now they were saying this to test him, so that they would have an occasion to bring charges against him.) But Jesus, bending down, began to write with his finger on the ground, taking no notice. And when they persisted in asking him, straightening up he said to them, “The one of you without sin, let him throw the first stone at her!” And bending down again, he wrote on the ground. Now when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, they began to depart, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone—and the woman who was in their midst. So Jesus, straightening up and seeing no one except the woman, said to her, “Where are those accusers of yours? Does no one condemn you?” And she said, “No one, Lord.” So Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and sin no more.”
This one seems pretty straightforward – a woman caught in adultery, but one of my questions is that if she was caught in adultery, where is the man? Why is he protected? The Pharisees were only worried about trapping Jesus than justice. It’s interesting that Jesus seemed to ignore them and was just doodling on the ground – or was He? What was He writing? Here’s one theory that I came across at some point and made a note in my Bible. Take a look at Jeremiah 17:13 –
Jeremiah 17:13 (ESV)
13 O LORD, the hope of Israel,
all who forsake you shall be put to shame;
those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth,
for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water.
Could this verse in Jeremiah be what Jesus was alluding to? It’s the only verse that I know of that is close to Him writing on the ground. Some translations just say recorded, or “those who turn away” are interpreted to say apostates. I think this is the best choice as I’m sure the Scribes and Pharisees were familiar with this verse.
Number of Fish: 1
Total Fish: 130
153 Fish 