What Did Jesus Write on the Ground with His Finger? (John 8:6-8)

My mother realized this in Jeremiah a few years ago and taught me the connection to what Jesus did. God bless her.

[@rezamohamadakhavan_abdolla8627]

Amén. Hallelujah.

[@barbaraahimadadson217]

What a mother!!!

[@patbrennan6572]

She did? Well good for you.

[@naomijohnson1080]

I had a Pastor who believed Jesus wrote from the Ten Commandments but this is also good.

[@Morning.Coffee]

​@@patbrennan6572, maybe you don't mean to, but your remark sounds very snarky, jealous, & condescending.

[@MazePage]

I've known about Jer 17:13 but hadn't made a connection with shame, rejection, and the fountain of living water... Excellent! 👏👏🙌

[@patbrennan6572]

You have, Well good for you.

[@carguy1979]

That's a solid explanation. I always liked to think since he said "whoever has not sinned, cast the first stone" and Jesus was writing down the sins of each accuser.

[@rezamohamadakhavan_abdolla8627]

So Jesus is writing the sins of each accuser and not the names of them.

[@krisyallowega5487]

Has it changed your interpretation? It has for me, Fr. has opened my eyes with little effort. I have been coping with someone that relives all of the "terrible" events of the past. I had to wipe the tears from my eyes when he mentioned John 8.

[@saxmanjpr5092]

@@rezamohamadakhavan_abdolla8627 I bet Jesus was going BOTH!

[@kevinevans7507]

My understanding of " throwing the first stone" is in the context of Daniel 2:34 "mountain cut out without hands" that fills the whole earth representing Jesus bringing the Kingdom of God.

[@Vic-of8pd]

You may be correct because no one knows what he wrote I like your answer

[@WakkasLove]

Everything I hear of Jesus and the way He works is just so cool!

[@achildofthelight4725]

Help me understand Jesus referring to a woman as a dog in Matthew 15, and I shall share mine 😊

[@achildofthelight4725]

I believe it was a single line.... Jesus is the light that they cannot see in themselves.... he has spoken truth yet they not know. So with a single line that seperates him from them, they see only thier own name (authority) without a leg to stand on in the darkness of their own heart... one by one as the elder leads, rest follow behind him with their tails between their legs dragging behind thier lost master with only a stick in his hand to keep him from falling any further 😊

[@troyjoshuasalomon9361]

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[@jonniefandango3013]

Christ drawing a line in the sand was Him laying down the law as God had written the 10 commandments on stone with His finger. It was a proclamation of His authority as God in the flesh. I really like how you explained the four elements in relation to jeremiah 🙏

[@regis_red]

How about Daniel 5:5-29, the hand writing on the wall? Jeff’s comment reminded me of that. Jesus referring to Himself as Son of Man also comes from Daniel.

[@jonniefandango3013]

@@regis_red 🙏

[@LairdKenneth]

That has been my take on this, with the 10 commandments, and the writing on the wall, both being written with the finger.

[@aleftav12]

@@scented-leafpelargonium3366 I thought so too! But I thought why would this been so “out there” that it would be a miraculous sign! - recorded for us! That’s what’s been baffling me! Because I researched and realised that Temple Mount was paved! Unfortunately there are no good images/renderings of the whole temple inside, floors, paved not paved! - it’s shocking in this day and age - we don’t have this on the web! So I’m none the wiser! It’s either of those two options - what you say or what he explained! The only reason I believe he maybe right is that actually this scene happened outside the temple courtyard! Not inside…! Because the former would be a major miraculous sign…!

[@bonnielucas3244]

Thanks! Very good and encouraging! The Lord knew every heart then, and still does. I need that assurance all the time

[@laugustam]

Wow, that's amazing! I've wondered about Jesus's writing on the dirt. Amazing exposition! God bless!❤️🙏

[@Hippo.556]

Thank you. Glory be to Jesus you’ve given me hope!

[@Jeremy-mu6cd]

I’m quite impressed brother, God has blessed you with wisdom and understanding to unravel this mystery

[@MorreHope]

That hit home. Wow. Thank you.

[@jeepinspence]

What a great expository. Something that caught my attention while studying this also is that God is only mentioned 3 times in the entire Bible to have written, The first were the commandments on stone tablets, the second was on the wall which was likely brick or stone , the third wad said to be in the dirt. The thing that was immediately apparent to me were the medium on which they were written God wrote with his finger each time and the first two were into a permanant medium , but the third, dirt, is a medium that is easily wiped away. Which immediately put me in mind of Jesus waiping away our sins no matter what they are or who we are if only we are to ask.Shrug It made sense to me and I felt that it was revealed by the Holy Ghost as I'm not usually that quick on the uptake. ;) Thanks for your video! Brent

[@glenncalzada1707]

Their names is exactly what I thought He was writing. Thank you for validating my opinion.

[@codycox2685]

I'll be looking into this bible in a year series. I have been trying to reach my own understanding of the bible, the word, whatever it really is. My brain is getting in the way. But, I am hearing or maybe feeling a call to him. Maybe someday I'll get there with it. Congratulations to all of you out there who are able to believe.

[@AliasPhex]

Praying for you! Don’t be afraid to ask God: “Father, You say Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. You know all things, but I am struggling to understand and believe this (what I am reading/hearing) . I do believe; help me in my unbelief. I ask you for wisdom and discernment. Let there be light in my understanding.” (Praying Scripture has been enormously helpful to me! ‘Reminding’ God of His promises and love to us!) “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths.” - Proverbs 3:5-6 “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” -James 1:5-6

[@judywilson5183]

Knowing the facts isn’t as important as knowing Him. My favorite thing about this story is that the men who brought her to Jesus were trying to trap Him because THEY KNEW HE WOULD NOT WANT HER KILLED. They didn’t know what His argument would be, but even they understood that much about Him; and she got a 2nd chance.

[@aleftav12]

@@judywilson5183Not necessarily! It’s an assumption! - it’s the danger in preaching! Scripture says “they said this to test [try, tempt] him, that they might have to accuse him.” Yochanan 8:6! So it was not about the woman - it was about him! We don’t even know if the woman was guilty of this particular sin or not!

[@adrianthomas1473]

Very good presentation ❤thank you for sharing

[@MsARC]

Thanks

[@visitor5009]

Godly. Epic. Pure. Thank you Mr. Cavins!

[@dianefrank3688]

Thank you for this greatly explained answer. Mother Angelica gave the same answer on her show, but did not give the biblical reasons for the answer.

[@garyr.8116]

Brilliant Mr. Cavins! Still learning from you for decades now, when we first went thru your Our Fathers Plan bible study!! Peace!

[@donwilson1307]

And that's a great way to end my day with a beautiful story from the bible.Enjoyed the manner in which told the story. Thank You

[@Crtnmn]

Very good. Praising Jesus with you.

[@EpicSwedishFika]

That was wonderful!!! Thank you, Bless you!

[@tonygville2969]

Create in me a Clean Heart OH Lord My God 🙏

[@ruthortega5822]

Wow, so very interesting. I have never thought of what Jesus might have written on the ground nor has it been explained to me before. Thank you Jeff. Learning as I go!

[@lheggestad]

The Rabbi at the Messianic congregation I attend offered this very same explanation a while back. I love it, and I am fascinated by it.

[@josephmartin1540]

Love it. This fits better than all the other ideas I’ve heard from people in my 66 years. It follows more logically. I don’t know that it follows necessarily, but it follows very solidly. And the point - always being the most important thing - is so fittingly worthwhile! Love this! Bless the One Lord!

[@thomaspospiech6764]

Wow! I thought about this many times over the years, and wrote short articles pertaining to this text, but I had never considered or connected these verses before. Amen. What an insight.

[@feistyferret13]

Yes! I made the connection to Jeremiah 17:13 and writing in the dirt a few years ago but haven't heard anyone talk about it before. And I like the way you expanded on it with the rejection and living water aspects.

[@joanne4120]

Dearest Jeff, You cant possibly begin to know what an incredible gift of peace you just gave me from that Amazing explanation..Thank you from the depths of my healing heart and soul... Wow..Yruly truly grateful ❤❤❤❤

[@SaraH-my5cw]

Love The Bible in a Year! thanks so much Father Mike and Jeff for the journey!! We're praying for you guys!

[@skyflight1able]

There is only one Father in Heaven as the Bible says not to call anyone Father on earth.

[@nellennatea]

Awesome. Thank you Jeff. God Bless you.

[@jeffreynerhood1096]

Well done. Thank you. In the past, I've heard variations of this exposition. This one however, makes more sense.

[@donaldscully5656]

Superb clarity with biblical backing. Thanks

[@kieferjustine9392]

Wow. This is incredible. This was really timely for me to hear today. Thank you sharing your knowledge of Scripture. It truly makes me feel loved by God when I hear it explained.

[@margiedekock2719]

Praise God for your enlightenment!!I pray for the conversion of the world...Gods people must stand up against all Heresy.He deserves our Adoration Praises Worship and sincere Love.He is the same today and forever May se humble ourselves before Our Beloved Abba. ...Come Holy Spirit renew refresh and reform us....Peace and Prayers Margi

[@ernajuliannaprimo9745]

thank you Jeff for explaining this so eloquantly yet so simple that I had no problem understanding it at all

[@davepugh2519]

How do you explain the fact that this particular story did not appear in Bibles until 400 years after Jesus died?

[@seamusweber8298]

Thanks. That theory about what Jesus wrote in the dirt, isa plausible one and very interesting. We can't know for sure what He wrote of course.

[@michaelman957]

That powerful way you brought it back to relevance to us and how we should go to God when we struggle with being shamed is beautiful.

[@bachfan7537]

Outstanding. Good teaching.

[@Lizett-gl4pq]

Jeff, thank you ! 🙏❤

[@tamaveirene]

Allelluia! Enlightenment Plus!!!! Thanks to the Almighty God and for you, His servant, who has clarified this for me...and now others with whom I shall share this good news! God be with you, sir ➕🔥😁➕💯

[@mattscholbe7237]

Incredibly insightful. Thank you.

[@patodwyer721]

Thank you for enlighten us with this explanation

[@douglascasey3486]

Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever.

[@bobvadney7240]

Thx for that explanation....that's more than I had before I caught ya vid, clip...now I got something to research with....thx again...Prov.15 :18

[@skippingstones2023]

Mother Angelica once quipped, "He wrote down the name of the man the woman was committing adultery with"! 😂❤😂

[@wms72]

Maybe he wrote the names of ALL the men

[@bobbythompson3544]

This has always been my take on the event, the learned gentleman relays too heavily on the crowd being intimate with the scripture, which they weren’t !

[@hannetjiedebeer9480]

Thank you for the explanation. It is very enlightening! Just a thought: the accusers were also hypocrites for only dragging the woman to Jesus. Adultery can only be committed if a man was also present, whether he knew or not. It was obviously an act outside of wedlock on both sides. May God bless you and your loved ones in abundance.

[@mikemcleroy8265]

Exactly! The Torah says that both adulterers are to be brought in front of the priest. I believe He was writing that particular instruction out, being that He IS the Torah!

[@lauriestump7134]

@@mikemcleroy8265I am wondering the same thing.

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

@@mikemcleroy8265And per the Torah, by letting the man go, they were in fact guilty of the act....

[@B.A.Pilgrim]

​@@mikemcleroy8265I agree and it is a far more solid explanation than the one provided by Father Mitch.

[@Meteor_pending]

I like Fulton Sheen's guess on this too. He guessed that the Lord wrote down their actual sins until all of them had left in shame.

[@kathymacellis9478]

I prefer Fulton Sheen's guess.

[@5150show]

That’s what I was taught

[@TheDonovanFisher]

That seems most likely. I also think he could have finished the OT reference because Moses said if there was adultery than BOTH had to be stoned. Why didn't they bring the man? Probably because they set her up, and Jesus knew it

[@neomagnon]

This is the problem. Everyone speculate things written in the book. The reason why thousands of denominations with different interpretations. Schism. Fighting. Animosity. Hatred. No love at all.

[@mikemcleroy8265]

@@neomagnonI didn’t get that at all from this friendly discussion. God speaks to us through other people sometimes.

[@BroadLyte]

This was fantastic thank you

[@andrewmacdonald8076]

My friend and I thought He may have been writing down the names, dates, times and places where all her accusers had committed filthy sins themselves., and one by one all her accusers fell away🥝

[@VeronicasVeil333]

Wow! This is so powerful! Thank you so very much and God bless you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@ChristianSaintSavior]

Jeremiah 17 verse 13: thank you for explaining!

[@ort8410]

I have always wanted to know this! Thank you!

[@borneandayak6725]

This interpretation make sense. Thank you ❤

[@JessiesGal220]

Thank you.

[@ellenbuttner6091]

Love this. Thank you

[@ulrikaclasson3856]

Thanks for this for ever!❤

[@uknancy3]

Thank you! 🙏❤

[@bernardmichaud1099]

1- On mount Sinai God wrote on tablets of stone the Ten Commandments. 2- In Babylon, God wrote on the wall "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.’ expressing then doom of Babylon. 3-In John 8:6 God wrote with his finger on the the doom of Jerusalem, which occurred on 70AD.

[@fr.paulmartin6314]

This is very good. Thank you!

[@kristidygert9642]

That really seems correct! Thank you

[@January_Cold]

Whoa. Wow, this was really good. Thank you for the revelation!

[@ericheckenkamp6091]

As a trouble maker myself, I always liked to think that whatever it was it was two things: 1st and foremost Truth, and 2nd something that would make them VERY ashamed.

[@aleftav12]

Exactly! Truth [Law] and Shaming them with Truth! [Are you without sin?] - He turned the tables on them! First on Himself than on the woman! The two things they came to do they failed face down!

[@melciad8980]

Thank you 😊 Jeff cavins for enlightening us with your wisdom. We really appreciate your help, time, effort and knowledge! God bless you and your family abundantly! I've taken your bible studies in the past I really learn a lot....u are also very funny hahaha I love the joke you once told us about a new "Hebrew" word you wanted to teach us 😂 "bah-lo-ney" hahah I will never forget that...I've learned so much from you about bible study and I wish you and your family the best God bless you all!😅😂

[@jeanninecook6661]

Excellent thoughts and discussion!

[@kimthetruthofit6965]

She was brought to Him as shame and she recieved her living water 🙏❤️‍🔥

[@johnpglackin345]

How did she receive her living water?

[@adamcarr9442]

Notice that the accusation of sin came from man. Jesus did not accuse. He said "Go, and sin no more". He set her free.

[@gomezjkv]

Not really. The living water that Christ gives us did not come until after His death, burial and resurrection. Actually, not until Pentecost. Jesus did not even forgive this woman. He simply did not condemn her. He only says to sin no more. Which is consistent with the Old Covenant that the world was still under at the time this event occurred. God bless you.

[@user-xf8sc3jz5f]

Interesting. Thank you.

[@katesanchez3407]

Thank you! God Bless you!

[@mattnobrega6621]

Water is life. The lord is the infinite fountain. Without it you are dead. Praise the lord 😌🙏

[@KevinFromCalgary]

Mr. Cavins talks about a list of the Sanhedrin in the temple. What is the source of his information that there was such a list posted? I have never heard of this before.

[@toddday8774]

Very interesting point of view, just goes to show you the Bible is a living word. No other book like it , amen

[@dezericka]

Wow! Our God is an awesome God!

[@The-Carpenter]

Oh my goodness; this gave me goosebumps.

[@davepugh2519]

This particular story did not appear in the Bible until 400 years after Jesus died.

[@The-Carpenter]

@@davepugh2519 What's your source?

[@marktaylor2502]

Woooooow!!! This is amazing! The writing is a type!

[@strategicprepper2648]

Very well thought out and convincing perspective. I have not heard that before.

[@Ken_829]

Great word brother

[@R2NOTU]

I love the old Medford. the symbolism.such communication by poetry.

[@PatMcAnn]

Wow. Thank you

[@Macias8200]

Fantastic! Fantastic!

[@BeverlyM52]

What a great lesson!

[@jersmith1486]

Just doodled on stone. But showed them that He knows the law because He wrote the law. On the mountain with Moses.

[@brenttamatea7578]

thats seems a plausible explanation to me very good and based on scripture which is awe some

[@lauraabrodsky8155]

Wonderful explanation! Thank you, Jeff, and God Bless you and your work. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sawyerwhited6802]

That was a good explanation, thank you.

[@Iammatindel]

Heavenly Father, forgive me for ever accusing anyone! Please erase my name from the earth and forgive me for all my sins. Help me to sin no more!🙏 And may every tongue that rise up against me judgement be condemned in the name of Jesus, so I too may see my accusers depart in 7 ways.🙏 Thankyou Lord for your goodness and mercies, Amen!🙏

[@Davidjune1970]

I heard one person posit that he was writing down the sins the accusers had committed and when they saw their sins written down they felt shamed and left

[@doreenevans5945]

Interesting . Thanks.

[@krjohnson29]

Wow! Thank you for that beautiful explanation 😊

[@Bigsky1886]

Beautiful

[@143mschrag]

WOW, that is beautiful and profoundly insightful. Thank you so much Mr. Cavins. God Bless you always 🙏🏻

[@flyingcolors7917]

WOW!!!! Mind blown…🤯🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@davidquatermass789]

Great video

[@Randompancakes12345]

I never thought of the living water and the temple water together like that before, wow!

[@albertoghall1]

I like your interpretation and your knowledge of the bible, as well as the traditions of the time, and how they all come together. What I had read through the writings of Maria Valtorta, an Italian Catholic mystic, is that Jesus was writing the specific sins of each accuser as they spoke, which they instantly recognized, and as such, they all walked away in shame. I recommend her writings.

[@gomezjkv]

You like his interpretation? Mr. Cavens is not “interpreting” anything. He’s making stuff up. If you truly understood that John wrote his Gospel under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, you’d understand that what Jesus wrote on the ground was not important enough to include. In my opinion trying to add detail that God chose not to include is a very dangerous thing. May God bless you.

[@khgblast203]

A unique explanation I have never heard before.

[@timeich8376]

Pretty cool. Gave me goose bumps. No lie. Great Job!

[@stdfreesteve]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@CoolCatholicArt]

I'd never heard this explanation before, I had my own ideas of what Jesus was writing that day, but I like this line of thought better.

[@SusansRoadLessTraveled]

I think there's several Scriptures that can be viewed -- how about this from Numbers 5? "The priest then brings her forward before the Lord and gives her holy water mixed with dust from the tabernacle floor, “bitter water that brings a curse.” She will be unaffected by this bitter water if she is innocent of the accusations. But if she is guilty, “the water that brings a curse will enter her to cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, and her womb will shrivel. She will become a curse among her people.” See, everything that was being given to her was HOLY - the water, the dirt within the Tabernacle curtains, the Priests were washed clean. It wasn't the mixture that determined her cleanliness, but only YHWH that would render judgement or salvation. Pretty neat!

[@Charlie25068]

Jeff, would love to know your opinion about the modern claim this passage was not originally in the Gospel and was added many centuries later

[@fightthegoodfightoffaithmi8676]

✟ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7 (KJV)