The Water of Life

Drink it to Full Capacity

Water of life, represents spiritual peace in mind and spirit.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised (Water)

WATER [Heb. mayim; Gk. hýdōr]. Water is the most abundant of all earth’s natural resources, covering its surface to about 70 percent. This common, versatile substance alone appears in three different forms, namely, gaseous (water vapor), solid (ice), and liquid (rain). From the beginning of the world water has helped to shape the environment (Gen. 1:2–22), maintaining a proper temperature balance, and through the salt water of the oceans preventing the earth from succumbing to putrefaction. A single drop of water is a miracle of chemical design, consisting of tightly bonded atoms and molecules. Plants, animals, and human beings depend upon water to maintain their fluid balances, and this situation has presented problems throughout history because of the uneven distribution of rainfall.

Jn 7.38 “38 the one who believes in me. Just as the scripture said, ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.’ ””

belly :The seat of the carnal affections (Tit_1:12; Php_3:19; Rom_16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Pro_18:8; Pro_20:27; Pro_22:18, marg.). The “belly of hell” signifies the grave or underworld (Jon_2:2).

Rivers of Living Water

Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (ποταμός)

[4532] ποταμός potamos 17× a river, stream, Mk. 1:5; Acts 16:13; met. and allegor. Jn. 7:38; Rev. 22:1, 2; a flood, winter torrent, for χείμαρρος ποταμός, Mt. 7:25, 27 [4215] See river; stream.

Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (ζάω)

[2409] ζάω zaō 140× to live, to be possessed of vitality, to exercise the functions of life, Mt. 27:63; Acts 17:28; τὸ ζῆν, life, Heb. 2:15; to have means of subsistence, 1 Cor. 9:14; to live, to pass existence in a specific manner, Lk. 2:36; 15:13; to be instinct with life and vigor; hence, ζῶν, living, an epithet of God, in a sense peculiar to Himself; ἐλπὶς ζῶσα, a living hope vigor and constancy, 1 Pet. 1:3; ὕδωρ ζῶν, living water in respect of p 1164 a full and unfailing flow, Jn. 4:10, 11; to be alive with cheered and hopeful feelings, 1 Thess. 3:8; to be alive in a state of salvation from spiritual death, 1 Jn. 4:9 [2198] See alive; live.

Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (ὕδωρ)

[5623] ὕδωρ hydōr 76× water, Mt. 3:11, 16; 14:28, 29; 17:15; Jn. 5:3, 4, 7; watery fluid, Jn. 19:34; ὕδωρ ζῶν, living water, fresh flowing water, Jn. 4:11; met. of spiritual refreshment, Jn. 4:10; 7:38 [5204] See water.

Jn 4.14 “14 But whoever drinks of this water which I will give to him will never be thirsty for eternity, but the water which I will give to him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.””

Rev 21.6 “6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water from the spring of the water of life freely.”

Rev 22.17 “17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And the one who hears, let him say, “Come!” And the one who is thirsty, let him come. The one who wants, let him take the water of life freely.”

Jn 4.13-14 “13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again. 14 But whoever drinks of this water which I will give to him will never be thirsty for eternity, but the water which I will give to him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.””

Is 12.3 “3 And you will draw water from the wells of salvation in joy.”

Jn 4.10 “10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.””

Jer 2.13 “13 “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the source of living water, to hew out for themselves cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.”

Our Body and spirit (human spirit ) once did now leaks with things of the world the cares of this life choaks the words and drains the water.

Is 44.3 “3 For I will pour out water on a thirsty land and streams on dry ground. I will pour my spirit out on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.”

Is 58.11 “11 And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land, and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.”

Rev 22.1 “1 And he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb”

Zech 14.8 “8 And then on that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea, and the other half to the western sea; it will happen both in the summer and in the winter.”

Rev 7.16-17 “16 They will not be hungry any longer or be thirsty any longer, nor will the sun ever beat down on them, nor any heat, 17 because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to springs of living waters, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.””

Is 55.1 “1 “Ho! Everyone thirsty, come to the waters! And whoever has no money, come, buy and eat, and come, buy without money, wine and milk without price!”

Jn 3.5 “5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.”

To take on a outward cleansing as referred to water and the spirit deliveres a inward cleasening.

Is 49.10 “10 They shall not be hungry or thirsty, and heat and sun shall not strike them, for he who takes pity on them will lead them, and he will guide them to springs of water.”

Jer 17.13 “13 O Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all those who forsake you will be put to shame, and those who turn aside from you in the earth will be recorded, for they have forsaken the fountain of living water, Yahweh.”

Jn 6.35 “35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty again.”

Eph 5.26 “26 in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word;”

Ps 42 1-2 “1 As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”

Heb 4.16 “16 Therefore let us approach with confidence to the throne of grace, in order that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Rev 7.17 “17 because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to springs of living waters, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.””

Matt 5.6 “6 Blessed are the ones who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied.”

Ezek 36.25 “25 And I will sprinkle on you pure water, and you will be clean from all of your uncleanness, and I will cleanse you from all of your idols.”

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Water)

Water. One of the essentials of life which covers much of the earth’s surface and is the primary component of the human body. Life cannot be sustained more than a few days without it.In the beginning, when God first created the heavens and the earth, water was created before light, dry land, or vegetable, animal, and human life. The Lord declares that scoffers “deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago, and an earth formed out of water and by means of water” (2 Pt 3:5).The amount of water and the relationship between water and land are important. The Lord used an overwhelming mass and movement of water to destroy “the world that then existed” (2 Pt 3:6), as punishment for its wickedness. V 2, p 2133 p 2133 On the other hand, extended drought also causes death.When the Lord created the garden of Eden, he made a river to water it. This river divided into four rivers, of which two are identified with certainty, the Euphrates and the Tigris, which have sustained agricultural life in the Mesopotamian area both in antiquity and today (cf. Gn 2:10–14). The Bible also relates that early in the history of the earth there was no rain, but a mist that watered the earth (vv 5, 6).In the Near East, water is of special importance, for much of the area receives only moderate amounts of rainfall. In Egypt, for example, only two to four inches of rain falls in the area of Cairo, and at Aswan the average annual rainfall is zero. Egypt was dependent upon the Nile, which was sustained by equatorial rains. On the other hand, Palestine “drinks water by the rain from heaven” (Dt 11:10, 11).Water has many symbolic usages in Scripture. It is used in ceremonies of purification and cleansing. The consecretion of the priests involved washing with water (Lv 8:6); parts of the animal sacrifices were washed (1:9, 13).

Heb 10.22 “22 let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”

Ps 63.1 “1 O God, you are my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you as in a dry and weary land without water.”

Jn 7.37 “37 Now on the last day of the feast—the great day—Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and let him drink,”

Jn7.38 “38 the one who believes in me. Just as the scripture said, ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.’ ””

The Preacher’s Commentary Series, Volume 27: John (Rivers of Living Water)

37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

The Preacher’s Commentary Series, Volume 27: John Rivers of Living Water

It is on the “last,” “great” day of celebration that Jesus issues a dramatic invitation. Every morning during the feast there has been a procession to the fountain of Gihon which supplied the water for the pool of Siloam. Here the priest has filled his golden pitcher with water as the choir sang, “With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation” (Is. 12:3). Then the crowd has made its way to the temple carrying branches and twigs in the right hand, reminding them of the huts they constructed in the wilderness, and a lemon or citron in the left hand, a sign of harvest. They proceeded to the altar waving the branches singing, “Save now, I pray, O Lord; O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity” (Ps. 118:25). Then the priest went up to the altar at the time of the sacrifice and poured the water into a silver funnel through which it flowed to the ground.

Is 12.3 “3 And you will draw water from the wells of salvation in joy.”

what encompasses the wells of salvation whats all involved along with joy.