<p>4:9 <i>The Samaritan woman replied to him: How is it that you, being a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans)</i>- The Lord's clothing and accent gave Him away as a Jew rather than a Samaritan. All through this record we see every evidence of His total humanity.</p><p>The woman of John 4 grew in her appreciation of Jesus, quickly. She addressed the Lord as: a Jew (4:9); &ldquo;sir&rdquo; (4:11); greater than Jacob (4:12); a prophet (4:19); the Christ (4:42); saviour of the world (4:42). M.R. Vincent (<i>Word Studies In The NT</i> Vol. 1 p. 113) has observed that Christ is progressively addressed as &ldquo;Lord&rdquo; as the NT record progresses; as if the community&rsquo;s perception of Him increased over time.</p><p><i>Being a Jew- </i>The whole nature of being human means that we must live in&nbsp;this world, although we are not of it. Consider how Daniel&rsquo;s friends wore turbans (Dan. 3:21 NIV), how Moses appeared externally to be an Egyptian (Ex. 2:19), and how the Lord Himself had strongly Jewish characteristics (Jn. 4:9).</p>