![]() Their reaction in the face of all of this is fear. The Apostles noticed not so much the death of Lazarus but the threat of death to Jesus (and consequently to themselves) if they returned to the troubled area they just left. 7-8 – Then after this He said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." The disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and are You going there again?" John divides the story into four parts showing how four people reacted to Lazarus' death. ![]() As a matter of fact, this section has more to do with how the disciples react to Lazarus' death than to Lazarus himself. This miracle, therefore, was not only to create faith in new disciples it was also to strengthen the faith of existing disciples in the face of death. His disciples, however, needed help in experiencing the death of their leader without being totally crushed. He already said that the Father gave Him the authority to both lay down His life and pick it up again (John 10:18). He knew this and His disciples had to be prepared to face His death without losing their faith. We have to understand that everything Jesus said and did had as its purpose the creation of faith in the hearts of the people. So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick." But when Jesus heard this, He said, "This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it." Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 1-6 – Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. The death and resurrection of Lazarus Vs. With this miracle, Jesus will end His public ministry, prove beyond a doubt His divine power and provide a preview of His own death and resurrection that is to come in the near future. The first and very spectacular event John describes in detail is the death and resurrection of Lazarus, His friend and the brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany.Įxcept for His crucifixion, this will be the last public action that Jesus will do from now on He will be exclusively in the company of His disciples. The last 11 chapters describe the words and events that take place in the last 2 or 3 months of Jesus' ministry on earth. ![]() In the first 10 chapters John describes events that took place over a 30 to 33 month period. In chapter 11 the time for Jesus' passion (a short-form way of referring to the final days of suffering and resurrection) is drawing near so John's book begins to compress time. This cycle has repeated itself enough times to become the major pattern in John's gospel. John has demonstrated that as a result of all these activities, a growing number have come to believe in Him and a far greater number have rejected Him in disbelief. He has, by His declarations and miracles, put forth the idea that He is the divine Son of God. He has been having ongoing debates with the Jewish leaders. Until now Jesus has been preaching and teaching to the people. ![]() Chapter 11 begins a new section in John's gospel. ![]()
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