Lazarus was buried on the same day of his death, and he had Miles off, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console Verse 17: 'Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had alreadyīeen in the tomb four days. The resurrection from the dead is a fundamental belief of the Christian faith so, a demonstration was essential. Lazarus was allowed to die so that Jesus' power over death could Moments, He might have healed him instead of letting him die. If Jesus had been there at his death, or during the final We must also remember that there can be a The disciples knew the danger of going and yet went Thomas, also known as 'Doubting Thomas,' takes the lead, and says, 'Let us also go, that we may die with him.' (He does not seem to be doubting here).

Verse 16: 'So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, 'Let us also go, that we may die with him.' 'To be asleep' was a common metaphor for death in Jewish texts, but the disciples interpreted Jesus' words literally, and tried to 14Then Jesus told them plainly, 'Lazarus has died,ġ5and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.' 12Theĭisciples said to him, 'Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.'ġ3Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant Verses 11-15: 'After saying these things, he said to them,

Light/guidance, we are in the Dark, and likely to stumble. Knowledge of God's will: Night the absence of his knowledge. Not all hours were precisely sixty minutes and would vary in length according to the time of year. Jesus' time had not yet come, and he was making use of everyĭay and Night Both the Jews and the Romans had a rather strange method of dividing the hours ofĭaylight into twelve. The hours of day or night, are not affected by circumstances and are to be Stumbles, because the light is not in him.' The day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he Verses 9-10: 'Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in Were concerned and astonished that He intended to return. Jesus had narrowly escaped being stoned by the people in Judea. Verse 8: 'The disciples said to him, 'Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?' Even so, it is doubtful they were ready for what was Miraculously feeding five thousand people, walking on water, restoring He plainly tells His disciples, 'Thisīy this time in Jesus ministry, the disciples had seen Jesus perform some miracles including, the water being turned to wine, In speaking of Judea, He was discussing Bethany, aboutĪ day's journey of 20 miles. When our prayers seem to go unanswered, it's because the plans He has for us have a predetermined schedule. This study of the Gospel of John has shown some excellent examples of God's perfect timing, (especially relating to His delays). Often even so, He did not go immediately but waited two more days.

Jesus loved this family, and stayed with them quite 7Then after this he said to theĭisciples, 'Let us go to Judea again.'This illness does not lead to 6So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days Verses 5-7: 'Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and As we have seen, John prefers to note Jesus miracles as, The purpose of the sickness was not death but to bring glory to Jesus, It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God Verse 4: 'But when Jesus heard it he said, 'This illness does Religious obligation, or duty, but the main reason Mary and Martha sentįor Jesus was that they knew He had healing power. Lazarus began to grow very sick, so his sisters, Mary and Martha, having seen Jesus perform miracles, had sent for Him.ĭuring that time praying for the sick was a 3So the sisters sent to him, saying, 'Lord, he whom you love Verse 2-3: 'It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointmentĪnd wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill (MattĢ6:7-13). Was teaching when He received the message that Lazarus was ill. Was close to Jerusalem, and about 20 miles or so from Perea where Jesus Verse 1: 'Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.' The disciples of Jesus and John the Baptist had at one time baptized in this place. The Death of Lazarus Jesus had been teaching in the villages beyond the Jordan, probably in Perea, which is just north of the Dead Sea.

Jesus raised lazarus from the dead