And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
When Jesus had lift himself up,.... From the earth, towards which he stooped, and on which he had been writing: and saw none but the woman; that is, none of those that had brought her there, and had accused her to him: he said unto her, woman, where are those thine accusers?
again he stooped down and wrote--The design of this second stooping and writing on the ground was evidently to give her accusers an opportunity to slink away unobserved by Him, and so avoid an exposure to His eye which they could ill have stood. Accordingly it is added.
Christ was hunted out of the city, yet back He came at dawn to His work in the temple. He lodged outside Jerusalem because His enemies had houses and He had not so much as a borrowed bed; prudent withdrawal at night does not excuse absence from duty by day. A constant preacher, in season and out of season.
AI summary
Commenting on John 8:1-11