Jesus appears to insult the Samaritan woman. “You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews” (John 4:22). Couldn’t Jesus have ignored that part? Why was it necessary to point out that salvation came through the Jews and why rub it in her face that it was not coming through the Samaritans?
I do not understand this fully. He could not be telling her that the Jewish customs were the way to worship because he had just told her that men would not be worshiping based on location (John 4:21). Perhaps he was reminding her of the prophecies that the Messiah would come through the lineage of Judah. He may have been reminding her so that she would make the connection between him and the fulfillment of prophecy.
What do you think was the reason for that statement?
