Samaritans
241Stephen the Martyr and Simon the Sorcerer
30 Mar 2026
14:45¶ 56
“Most of you probably know about the Samaritans, but real quick. During the latter days of the kingdom period the people of God were…”
15:38¶ 58
“As the pagans moved in, God expected them to honor him because it’s his land. There’s a thought. There’s a whole philosophy of politics…”
16:02¶ 59
“They didn’t say, “Wow, the lion population is suffering some kind of weird mutation here. Let’s hire a bunch of hunters.” They rather appealed…”
217The Early Days of Christ's Ministry
26 May 2025
22:33¶ 70
“The Samaritans claimed to worship Jehovah, but they claimed that they had a better purer version of Jehovah worship and that Israel was a…”
22:46¶ 71
“The moment that she realizes that Jesus has a sort of omniscience and knows all about her, her world just crashed. Yes, she’s a…”
23:23¶ 72
“This is not possible. This can’t happen. But but but…” and the worldviews come into conflict. “You say we ought to worship in Jerusalem.…”
169Walls (Part 3)
17 Jul 2023
4:11¶ 11
“He’s a very thorough detail-oriented kind of guy. He’s got the task maps and the agendas and the billing and everything set out. He’s…”
4:36¶ 12
“Also economically and politically the possibility of Jerusalem regaining its own footing would cast their little Samaria in the shadows, so on a lot…”
163Priorities and Providence
5 Jun 2023
1:46¶ 8
“After first pretending to be friends, these Samaritan people turned on them and said, in so many words, “Where are your building permits? Who’s…”
3:53¶ 17
“When he gets a message from these Samaritans saying, “There are these people here who are trying to build this city, and we think…”
10:18¶ 32
“Now, the story doesn’t end there. Yes, they get back to work, but the Samaritans are ever-vigilant and they see, “Oh, you’re building this…”
162Building Together
29 May 2023
16:47¶ 45
“It's in the book of 2 Kings 17 that we get something of their background. Assyria has descended upon Israel. They’ve destroyed their cities…”
17:59¶ 47
“Out beyond the city walls, lions began making people into lion chow, and it wasn’t one or two times. It kept happening to the…”
18:46¶ 48
“Interestingly enough, the Assyrian emperor agreed and he sent them a priest. We’re not told exactly who the priest was, but since it’s in…”