6.4
The travel through Samaria was a strategic movement by Jesus. Timing was a great factor in the coming kingdom. Jesus knew that he must travel through Samaria. Jewish hostilities toward the Samaritan people were high at the time of the conversation. The site of the well was a Jacob’s well was considered a very Holy place. By asking the woman for a drink of water, Jesus had challenged the woman he knew to be looked down upon by others. Jesus was influencing His disciples with the stop in Samaria. By the end of the conversation the woman believed in the promise of the Messiah, the Messiah was yet to arrive, the Messiah would be a person, and the Messiah would be a teacher. This conversation ended in success in bringing the gospel to the Samaritans.
6.5
1. How much time passes between the month of Kislev in Nehemiah 1:1 and the month of Nisan in Nehemiah 2:1? Kislev is the third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year. Nisan is the seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year.
2. Where is Susa? Susa is located in the city of Piedmont, Italy.
3. For which empire did Susa serve as one of three royal cities? Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran.
4. What other biblical characters lived in Susa? Daniel
5. Did this character live before Nehemiah or after? Daniel lived before Nehemiah
6. Which empire did King Artaxerxes rule over and when? King Artaxerxes was a king of the Persian Empire from 465 BC to 424 BC.
7. What was a cupbearer’s status in the royal court? A cupbearer was a trusted high ranking official in the royal court whose basic duty was to serve drinks.
8.1
In the surrounding context of Acts 1:7-8 we are being instructed to remain on earth and live as Jesus has instructed so that we shall receive God’s love and protection. It is not God’s