John 7:37-44 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. 40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
The Lord Jesus said: Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.
Here the Lord Jesus talked about the spiritual thirst, he talked about the Holy Spirit those who believe in him will receive, the Holy Spirit is water, the living water, the rivers of living water will flow from the heart of those who believe.
but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14)
After a person believes in the Lord, he receives the Holy Spirit, he receives the water, the living water given by the Lord Jesus, he will no longer be thirsty, this living water will become in them, in their hearts a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. (Isaiah 44:3)
This is what God told the Israelites in the Old Testament, He would pour out water on the thirsty, pour out the Holy Spirit on their descendants and bless them.
When the people heard this, some said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.” Others said, “He is the Messiah.”
The Prophet is the Prophet prophesied by Moses in the Old Testament. The Old Testament also prophesied the coming of Christ, the Messiah. Some people did not know that the Prophet here also refers to Christ.
Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?”
The Old Testament of the Bible prophesied that Christ would be born in Bethlehem, Matthew 2 tells us that the Lord Jesus grew up in Nazareth of Galilee. These people thought that Jesus was born in Galilee, so they doubted that he was the Christ, the Messiah.
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11)
When the Lord Jesus was born, an angel appeared to the shepherds and told them the good news, saying that the Savior, the Messiah, the Lord had been born in the city of David, Bethlehem. Thank the Lord, may God bless you and your family. 🙏😀
