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John 7:37-39

Rivers of Living Water: The Promise of the Spirit

May 24, 2026

Moses Striking Water from the Rock, Nicolas Poussin
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, Nicolas Poussin, 1649The Hermitage, Saint Petersburg
Poussin arranges the crowd like a frieze, every figure doing something different with the water: drinking, carrying, filling, pushing in. The rock is almost incidental.The reading is about thirst and complaint before it is about miracle, and Poussin painted the thirst.Nicolas PoussinA French painter who lived almost entirely in Rome, building his compositions from wax figures in a box, and became the model of classical order.The Hermitage, Saint PetersburgCatherine the Great's collection in the Winter Palace, grown into one of the largest museums on earth.The Hermitage, Saint Petersburg
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelJohn 7:37-39Jn 7:37-39
EpistleActs 2:1-21
Old TestamentNum. 11:24-30Nm 11:24-30
PsalterPs. 25:1-15Ps 25:1-15

Overview & Insights

"Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink." (John 7:37)

On the last and greatest day of the feast Jesus stands and cries out that the thirsty should come to him and drink. John explains that the rivers of living water he promised point to the Spirit believers would later receive.

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Commentary

Commentary on John 7:37-39Commentary on Jn 7:37-39 Working Preacher

The Lutheran lectionary voice on Jesus' promise of living water at the feast.

John 7 CommentaryJn 7 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of Jesus at Tabernacles and the promise of the Spirit.

John 7:37 CommentariesJn 7:37 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators gathered on the invitation to come and drink.

John 7 CommentaryJn 7 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed study notes and cross references on the chapter.

Barnes' Notes: John 7Barnes' Notes: Jn 7 StudyLight

A historic verse by verse commentary on the passage.

Background & Word Study

Gospel of John Overview (Part 1)Gospel of Jn Overview (Part 1) BibleProject

Animated overview of the first half of John's Gospel.

Holy Spirit BibleProject

A word study on the biblical theme of the Spirit that Jesus promises here.

John 7:37 InterlinearJn 7:37 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word of the promise of rivers of living water.

The Church Fathers

John 7 - CatenaJn 7 - Catena Catena

A chain of patristic comment on John 7 from the Church Fathers.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave: Day of Pentecost Working Preacher

The Luther Seminary roundtable working through the Day of Pentecost texts together.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

Curated art index for the Day of Pentecost across the history of Christian art.

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