The Chosen – Now Streaming Online

I’ve watched The Chosen, Season 1 & 2 and was quite pleased. The quality is very impressive for a crowd funded production. Unlike Gospel of John, which kept very carefully to the Book, there was plenty of creativity employed. But unlike the debacles of Exodus: Gods and Kings (Moses) and Noah, it does not undermine the story. Instead it supports the narrative. Case in point, the clip below is one of my favorite stories – Jesus and the woman at the well. This story has been butchered and reimagined for centuries. Many have assumed she was a prostitute, or notorious tart – when nothing in Scripture even suggests this. Life was just hard for women in the 1st century. Men died, divorced, and abandoned their wives for a host of reasons. She was a woman who had a very poor self image – no surprise after what she had endured.

She could have watered with the other women, but instead preferred to go alone – feeding her depression even more. She was articulate, and seemingly far more educated than the average woman of her time. She was able to hold her own talking religious differences between Samaritans and Jews with the Son of God! And the kicker, she KNEW the Messiah was coming – she was expecting Him. And KNEW that He would explain everything to them. How many people in the Middle East even knew who the Messiah was, much less were expecting Him? This is why Jesus had a Divine Appointment with this very woman. He HAD to go through Samaria to meet this woman. This kind of faith gets rewarded.

In the Bible, after finding out the identity of Jesus, she runs and gathers the village and they all come to hear Jesus for themselves. And He ends up teaching them for two days. If this woman had a bad reputation, by the reaction of the village to her testimony of Jesus, it sure doesn’t seem like there were any issues. They believed that she had met someone who just perhaps was the Messiah.

The woman’s central claim is that the man told her everything she had ever done. But the Bible does not record any details about the woman except the number of men she had been married to – 5, and was now living with #6. So, in The Chosen, Jesus begins to recall each husband, and a key factor as to why the relationship ended. He only mentions two, as the woman cannot endure a complete review of her life. Jesus made His point. He KNEW everything about her – the good, bad, and ugly, and yet still loved her. She did not need to hide who she was with Him. It likely was the only honest adult interaction she had experienced in life.

This addition, even though not in Scripture, made the scene all the more powerful. Sometimes, Jesus seems distant. But in this moment, you can see Love in action. You can appreciate the Love He has for you – no matter what you might have done or experienced in life. You can be honest, put everything out there KNOWING that you will not be condemned. And that is TRULY Good News.

Video Clip – The Chosen – Woman At The Well

For my take on the Woman at the well Bible Story.

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