And she was dead spiritually as the Law commanded, just like Paul was; "The Commandment came and I died" just as the Law prescribed.
Jesus says " I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Did Jesus give this woman the same chance that we all get?
"Now go and commit adultery no more". The Law did it's job, killed this woman, she has only one place where she can be "freed" from this death, so this Law lead her to Christ as it is written. She is forgiven and Jesus told her to "Bring works worthy of forgiveness (Repentance)
Not difficult to understand at all.
Did the law do it's job?
Is so she and the man should have been put to death?
Command 7. You shall not commit adultery.
Leviticus 20:10
10 “The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 17:6-7
6 Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.
Putting aside the fact that Jesus could not condone her to death under the Roman empire he could not condemn her under the law.
Why?
Where was the man?
There had to be at least two witnesses.
Where were they?
And if they were there then it seems we a voyeur's.
Let's say there were two who stumbled upon them.
Why were they not there?
They would have had to have been there as they were the ones who were to start the stoning.
This whole episode was to trap Jesus and he saw right through it.
The woman was probably guilty as she did not deny it.
"He who has not sinned cast the first stone"
Jesus is asking for the witnesses to step forward.
They would have been under oath and were to cast the first stone.
Therefore she could not be stoned.
Therefore he could not condemn her.
Jesus is also showing the compassion of God towards the sinner and at the same time silenced the hypocrites.
"Now go sin no more"
Grace and mercy was revealed to this woman.