when He was discussing the plight of Mary with the pharisees and scribes in John chapter 8?
2006-11-26 12:11:21 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It doesn't say what He wrote, but I have heard it said that He was probably writing down the sins of the people who were wanting to stone her. He had just said "Let him who is without sin among you cast the first stone". I think then He began enumerating their sins so they would realize that He knew of their sins.
2006-11-26 12:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Bible does not say. But, I can remember watching a Billy Graham crusade on TV one time and he talked about this. Remember the situation, some people brought this adulteress to Jesus and asked if she should be stoned. Jesus responded that he that was without sin should be the one to throw the first stone. Then, He began to write in the sand. Slowly, one by one, all of the accusers dropped their stones and walked away. Billy Graham's theory was that in the sand, Jesus wrote the Ten Commandments. As He did, each of the accusers recognized themselves to be sinners just as that woman was. To me, this seems to be the best possible answer.
2006-11-26 12:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by bubba 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It wasn't necessary Mary. She is described as the woman taken in sin... Oh well it could have been Mary...
Tradition says that Jesus was writing the sins of those who were standing by to stone the woman... That's why each walked away in disgrace... Jim
2006-11-26 12:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Since everything is the present moment to the Lord, I believe he was writing the 10 Commandments on the clay tablet for Moses.
2006-11-26 12:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Bible isn't explicit on that. It doesn't matter what he wrote. That isn't the point of the lesson in that verse of scripture. No one know what was written. just that he wrote in the sand. I would only guess that he was writing where is the man that was involved in this same adulterous act. But then I was'nt there.
That is something no one knows.
2006-11-26 12:17:29 · answer #5 · answered by bro_ken128 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
when you meet him in the clouds if you can remember you can ask him because it does say only that he was writting on the ground with his finger in John 8:6
This was right before he said he that is without sin cast the first stone at her. and then he stooped down and wrote on the ground again.
in verse 8: 11 he told the woman go and sin no more
2006-11-26 12:21:01 · answer #6 · answered by jamnjims 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i have heard biblical scholors say that He(Jesus) was writing the pharisees sins in the sand. this answer makes the most sence to me, even though it is strictly speculation. some also believe He was writing different scriptures in the sand.
2006-11-26 12:15:07 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The 10 great cannons! The Law baby! The 10 commandments. No one knows for sure but many including my self agree that it was the 10 cannons or the LAW GODS LAW 10 COMANDMENTS!!!
2006-11-26 12:16:09 · answer #8 · answered by ditzhitz 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nobody knows. Some htink he might have been writing the names of some of the accusers- lovers. Others wonder if he was just writing anything to keep the accusers wondering. But the Bible does not tell us.
2006-11-26 12:14:02 · answer #9 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God's Name-Yahweh
2006-11-26 13:13:13 · answer #10 · answered by avaddohn-Apollyon 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋