A Small Voice in a Shouting World

This post is a 3rd part of the previous two posts about how Hebrew numbers/letters reveal a deeper meaning in scripture. We are analysing John 4: 7-26

The 5th line says: Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again. But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up in him for eternal life.”

The number 5 is also the letter hei. This number/letter means, “look, behold”. It seems that Jesus is wanting her to see the water that He can give differently than how she views earthly water. The letter hei, which is the 5th letter of the Hebrew alpha-bet, can represent a picture of returning to God by means of the transforming power of the Spirit. Wow. It seems to me that Jesus in this line is trying to tell her she can be transformed by drinking the water He offers to a point where she will not ever get thirsty again and will have a well of water for eternal life. Once again, the meaning of the Hebrew letter/number fits into this line also.

The 6th line: “Sir,” the woman said to him, “give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and come here to draw water.”

Six implies the connection between spiritual and earthly matters. In her response to Jesus about the spiritual water that He mentions, she misses His meaning and replies with an earthly answer. Ideally, six represents sacrificial love and intimate knowledge with God. However, it usually represents the flesh. We must ask, with whom or what are we connected? Clearly, at this point, the woman is still connected to the flesh.

*For line 7, see the first part of this series-the link is below.

Line 8: “I don’t have a husband,” she answered.

The letter ‘Chet’ which is the 8th letter means true life comes from devotion. It also means the doorway of light from heaven and it means discipleship to Jesus. How, I wonder, does her answer telling Jesus she doesn’t have a husband, reflect this meaning? I’m not sure. I wonder if it shows that she is longing for devotion, as we later find out she has had many husbands. If so, then the meaning, “true life comes from devotion” is relevant. Her current relationship is a man who has not committed himself to her in marriage, perhaps, due to her preference and not the man’s. At any rate, it might be that she has given up on being devoted to anyone-until now. The 8th letter also means discipleship to Jesus and this conversation is the beginning of being a devoted disciple to Him.

The 9th line is one of my favorites: “You have correctly said, ‘I don’t have a husband,’” Jesus said. “For you’ve had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”

Nine is a complex number in Hebrew meaning. The simplest meaning that seems to apply to the above line is this number represents revealing things that were hidden. Jesus, clearly, reveals the truth about her husbands in this line. This instance is another great example of how the numbered line correlates to the Hebrew meaning of the number.

Follow me in my future posts as we continue to look at the hidden meanings in each line of dialogue in this scripture.

May the joy and peace of Christ be made known to you in abundance!