It really looked like the end of the road for her. Caught in the act of a capital crime, her fate lay in the hands of an angry mob. Desiring to kill two birds with one stone, the rabble decided to use her as a political pawn, and so dragged her to Jesus
But they badly miscalculated. He replied to their tough question with a tougher question. They planned to embarrass him. But he embarrassed them. Reduced to silence, they were forced to admit the hypocrisy of their self-righteousness. They walked away and left her standing there before the only one who was truly righteous.
But Righteousness did not condemn. He forgave. Now that’s different! It really hadn’t been seen ever before, at least not like this. “See I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” (v. 19 of Isaiah 43, but please, read the whole chapter!).
Jesus offers this anonymous adulteress a brand new start. She could have been Mary Magdalene, as in Mel Gibson’s film. Or she could have been anyone. We are all guilty of adultery, at least in sense that the book of Hosea uses the word. God is the spouse who has given us everything and deserves our exclusive loyalty. We should worship the ground he walks on. But instead we’ve cheated on him, looking for thrills from other lovers who have not delivered what they promised. Given that he is the source of Life itself, rejecting Him means choosing death.
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