What did Jesus write in the sand

afaithfulone4u · Feb 19, 2013

The 10 commandments just as God's Hand, being His Word, was written on THE STONE with the finger of God. Jesus is the Mighty Hand of God for God creates all things by HIS WORD with His Word and through His Word. In fact the entire worldS WERE framed by His Word.
As the Bible tells us here:
Heb 11:3
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
KJV
God speaks those things that ARE NOT YET... as though they WERE.

When God said, let there be light, The Word went forth, Jesus, The Word is also the LIGHT of the world. The sun and moon were not created until the 4th day

Ex 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
KJV
John 8:6-9
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
KJV
Col 3:1
3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
KJV

Jesus does not sit NEXT to God.. he sits ON God's literal right hand, for God does everything by THE WORD.

aspen · Feb 19, 2013

we do not know, but it was awfully convincing to the Pharisees he was talking with.

afaithfulone4u · Feb 19, 2013

aspen2 said:
we do not know, but it was awfully convincing to the Pharisees he was talking with.

It was the 10 commandments that he wrote with the finger of God.

But I would like to comment on your signature quote.
It is ironic thinking to say that God just wants us to be nonviolent for there is much to learn once we come to Christ.
It is true that He wants us to live peaceful lives and be nonviolent, however, that will only be accomplished when all wickedness in men's thinking is done away with. It is our sin nature from generations of being taught how to do good and evil that holds us captive to sinful ways living in chaotic lives that destroy all who partake of man's evil deeds.
Jesus did not come just to cover up our sinful lives, he came to SET US FREE from sinful lives by renewing our minds from the evil ways of this world... to learning the righteous ways of God's Word to live by.

To enter into the REST of God means to stop from our OWN works, by having overcome our fleshly lusts that guides us to seek: self wealth, self healing, self promotion, self centeredness, self provision, self protection by being unfaithful to Christ by lying, cheating, stealing, giving false testimony, coveting what others have, committing fornication with not only other humans outside of marriage, but sleeping with the enemy the devil obeying his word instead of God's Word.
We are to be submitted fully to Christ as the only Word we abide in and receive into us.

gregg · Feb 19, 2013

he drew a smiley face-

- knowing she was going to be free

Dan57 · Feb 19, 2013

He probably wrote the name ,date, and time that each of the woman's accusers had previously slept with her

... Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

afaithfulone4u · Feb 19, 2013

I already gave the answer, it was the 10 commandments Jesus is the hand of God, the finger of God and is the Word of God
Ex 31:18-32:1
18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
KJV
John 8:6
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
KJV
Luke 11:20
20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
KJV

aspen · Feb 19, 2013

I like the smiley face idea the best. Afaith, you sure have a strong faith in your own understanding of information not included in the Bible - are you a time traveller? Cause unless you were there when Jesus was drawing in the sand, you have no idea what He wrote. God can use His finger to create anything He wants - including, but certainly not limited to the 10 commandments.

As far as the quote - there is nothing ironic about it unless you believe God and Satan are equal and trying to duel it out using humanity like fighting dogs. Sin is a simple concept - we are basically selfish and we need God to remind us that He is the object of our being, rather than ourselves. It does not make us more noble to try and complicate it or attempted to turn it into a cosmic game of cops and robbers. All you got to do is love God and your neighbor - practice your sanctification and trust that God will turn you from a self centered person into a lover of others.

I am Second · Feb 19, 2013

It could be that he was writing their names which would fulfill the prophecy of Jeremiah 17:13.

Jeremiah 17:13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall
be ashamed. “Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the Lord, The fountain of living waters.”

They had just seen the promised Fountain of Living Waters standing before them yet they were more interested in seeing that the law was kept to the letter.

biggandyy · Feb 19, 2013

No afofy, you gave an opinion.

I think He wrote, "I hate sandcastles."

:-!

afaithfulone4u · Feb 19, 2013

I am Second said:
It could be that he was writing their names which would fulfill the prophecy of Jeremiah 17:13.

Jeremiah 17:13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall
be ashamed. “Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the Lord, The fountain of living waters.”

They had just seen the promised Fountain of Living Waters standing before them yet they were more interested in seeing that the law was kept to the letter.

Well.... That is good!... but then it just brings us right back to who he is. Why is he called the Living Water?
The law only tells you what to do... but the Word became flesh to teach us HOW TO do it.

Because the Word washes away our sins WHEN you fill your clay vessel with the Word who is the Living water making it as stone... living stone like a temple being built up in his image.
When Peter denied Jesus to wash his feet, Jesus told him, Unless you let ME wash you, you can have NO part IN me/my body.
Eph 5:26-27
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
KJV

BiggAndyy said:
No afofy, you gave an opinion.

I think He wrote, "I hate sandcastles."

:-!

No, I showed you that Jesus is the Hand Of God and by his finger were the 10 commandments written. There is nothing in scripture that does not mean something. That is the amazing thing about the Bible that most people miss. Ask the Father to teach you, He loves that!!
I believe you are right....
He does hate sand-castles... he desires a temple built upon a FIRM foundation of THE WORD by the hand of God, "living" stone upon "living" stone, him being the Capstone and the Cornerstone as well.
Interesting fact..did you know that a cornerstone in a building contains the entire instructions for the building? I seen that in an old Webster's Dictionary 1935 I believe.
Jesus is the Word that the entire foundation of the temple is to be built upon for it must be built to exactly as the cornerstone who has all instructions. He is
our E-manual(Emanuel/God with us)
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Foreigner · Feb 19, 2013

He wrote "Watch This!" and then stood up.....

afaithfulone4u · Feb 19, 2013

sogj said:
he drew a smiley face- - knowing she was going to be free

Free from what? Didn't he say go.. and warned her to SIN NO MORE?? : )

John 8:11
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
KJV

Dan57 said:
He probably wrote the name ,date, and time that each of the woman's accusers had previously slept with her ... Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

Well if they had, we know that they probably did much more than just that throughtout their life, they probably broke all 10 of them...

Foreigner said:
He wrote "Watch This!" and then stood up.....

Well he will be exalted up and every knee shall bow in the end : )

Phil 2:9-11
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
KJV

At the name of Jesus... what is the name of Jesus?
Rev 19:13
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
KJV

Guestman · Feb 20, 2013

The account at John 7:53-8:11 is recognized as spurious. It is not in the most ancient manuscripts such as the Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, Sinaitic Syriac codex of the 4th and 5th centuries.

Daniel B. Wallace noted: "The pericope adulterae is traditionally located after John 7.52. But it has been found in other locations as well. Among these are: after Luke 21.38 (f13); after John 7.36 (codex 225); after John 7.44 (some Georgian manuscripts); after John 8.12 (codex 115); after Luke 24.53 (the corrector of 1333); and at the end of the Gospel of John (f 1 [1 565 1076 1570 1582] Armenian MSS).

Thus he says: "The UK Gospels (Greek and examined in 2009) manuscript (of the 10th century C.E.) does not have the PA (pericope adulterae) in any of these locations. It thus should be recorded as a witness against the inclusion of the story (in the Bible) of the woman caught in adultery."

These verses (John 7:53-8:11) appear only from the sixth century C.E. forward, such as in the sixth century Codex Bezae and later Greek manuscripts.

Axehead · Feb 20, 2013

I don't think he wrote the 10 commandments. That would take a long time and a lot of sand. It seems like He stayed in one place and probably wrote a one liner that let them know that Jesus was not fooled by their self-righteousness.

He would know exactly what one liner to write.

Besides, they thought they were experts in the law and obviously the 10 commandments did not phase them at all since in their heart they had already nullified the 10 commandments by their tradition.

Maybe he wrote the name of one of the chief persecutors and his hidden sin next to his name, like sleeping with the one they were going to stone.

forrestcupp · Feb 20, 2013

I was going to be the instigator and say that it wasn't in the original documents, but Guestman beat me to it.

Nevertheless, I do personally believe the event happened, anyway. But I'm with aspen2 in that God's finger isn't limited to just writing the 10 commandments just because one place says that's what it wrote. I'm also with Axehead about it only being a one liner. There's no way He wrote the 10 commandments. The Pharisees were all about the 10 commandments. They were proud of the fact that they publicly followed the letter of the law. How would writing the 10 Commandments be any kind of slap in the face to them?

Personally, I think He was just doodling or something to show them that He didn't give a squat what they were saying.

Axehead · Feb 20, 2013

forrestcupp said:
I was going to be the instigator and say that it wasn't in the original documents, but Guestman beat me to it.

Nevertheless, I do personally believe the event happened, anyway. But I'm with aspen2 in that God's finger isn't limited to just writing the 10 commandments just because one place says that's what it wrote. I'm also with Axehead about it only being a one liner. There's no way He wrote the 10 commandments. The Pharisees were all about the 10 commandments. They were proud of the fact that they publicly followed the letter of the law. How would writing the 10 Commandments be any kind of slap in the face to them?

Personally, I think He was just doodling or something to show them that He didn't give a squat what they were saying.

Exactly, forest. They were proud about the letter of the law. They knew it backwards and forwards, just not inward.

dragonfly · Feb 28, 2013

Maybe He asked where the man was that should have been brought with the woman for judgment?

Axehead · Feb 28, 2013

dragonfly said:
Maybe He asked where the man was that should have been brought with the woman for judgment?

Oh that's priceless, dragonfly. But, maybe He wrote the man's name down who WAS WITH the woman?

JB_Reformed Baptist · Mar 6, 2013

He wrote down the OT law in regards to bringing a charge against this woman and in particular without the husbands presence and thereby failed to follow proper legal procedure. They in-fact broke the law to establish their own righteousness and in the hope to manipulate Jesus into an untenable position.

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