Section 3
and anointed them with the ointment." The hair is the glory of the woman (1 Cor. 11:15), the top part of her body. With her top part she wiped the Savior's feet, the lowest part of His body, loving Him with her glory.
The woman kissed the Lord's feet affection ately, that is, in love, and she anointed them with the ointment (v. 38). This ointment indicates the valuable worth and sweetness of the Savior in the appreciation of the woman. Even the Savior's feet were worthy and sweet to her affection.
In verse 39 we see that the Pharisee criticized the woman and despised her: "But when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, because she is a sinner." A considerable crowd in Nain, having witnessed the Man-Savior's power of resurrec tion, recognized Him as a great prophet (7:16). Yet the Pharisee wondered if He were a prophet. He not only doubted concerning the Savior, but also despised the woman as a sinner.
By His divine attribute of omniscience, the Man-Savior knew what His host was saying in his heart. Because He is God, He knows what is in man's heart. Verse 40 says, "And Jesus answered