Luke the beloved physician shared how Jesus told Simon the Pharisee, “There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, You have rightly judged”, and in chapter seven and verse forty-four of his book Luke shared how Jesus acknowledged the, “woman” again where we read:
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, See you this woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
The verse reads, “And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, See you this woman?” Luke began with the words, “and he turned to the woman” or “and Jesus turned His body toward the female human being who washed His feet with her tears and hair and anointed His feet with perfume”, “and said unto Simon” which means “and uttered, declared and proclaimed to Simon the Pharisee whose name means little rock or stone”, “See you this woman” or “do you perceive, discover, discern and observe the female human being before them”? Luke shared how Jesus turned Himself toward the woman to acknowledge her as He spoke to Simon.
The verse goes on to say, “I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.” Luke continued with the words, “I entered into your house” which means “I, Jesus, made entrance and came forth into Simon's dwelling place, abode and habitation”, “you gave me not water for my feet” or “Simon, you did not provide water with which to cleanse or wash Jesus' physical feet” “but she has washed my feet with tears” which means “however, notwithstanding and nevertheless the woman moistened, wet and washed Jesus' physical feet with the tears from her eyes”, “and wiped them” or “and wiped Jesus' feet dry” “with the hairs of her head” which means “using the hairs of her head”. Luke shared how Jesus acknowledged the difference between the way Simon received Him into His house, and the way the woman washed His feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we see how Jesus knew what this woman was doing to Him. Her tears and hair were elements of worship to Jesus, and because she so thought so dearly of Him, she was overwhelmed with emotion and served Him. Simon, however, though he invited Jesus to eat at his home, no doubt neglected ways he could have “served” and honored Jesus. Because there were dusty and dirty roads and people wore mostly open toed shoes or sandals, their feet would be dirty when they entered a home. It was customary to “wash” the feet of the person entering or at least provide water so they could wash their feet themselves. Simon did neither, but this “sinful” woman provided the “water of her tears” and the “towel” of her hair to serve Jesus. God desires to have this type of intimate relationship with every person who will yield their lives to His Son Jesus, and when they understand who Jesus is, the best way to serve Him was demonstrated by this woman who did so with her tears.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus acknowledges how the woman, “since the time I came in has not ceased to kiss my feet”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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