The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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capable, the Saviour now asked for her husband, in
order that, through CHAP, the introduction of
another so near to her, the horizon might be vux
enlarged. This is also substantially the view of
some of the Fathers.* * ' But, if Christ was in
earnest in asking for the presence of her husband, it
surely cannot be irreverent to add, that at that
moment the peculiar relationship between the man
and the woman did not stand out before EQs mind.
Nor is there anything strange in this. The man was,
and was not, her husband. Nor can we be sure that,
although un- '^ married, the relationship involved
anything absolutely contrary to the law; and to all
intents the man might be known as her husband.
The woman's answer at once drew the attention of
the Christ to this aspect of her history, which
immediately stood out fully before His Divine
knowledge. At the same time her words seemed
like a confession—perhaps we should say, a
concession to the demands of her own conscience,
rather than a confession. Here, then, was the