“The love of Jesus does not separate us from the common necessities and infirmities of human life. They felt they did not need to, that it was enough to simply tell Jesus what the problem was. Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick: Mary and Martha did not specifically ask Jesus to come and heal Lazarus. It was expected that if He miraculously met the needs of so many others, He would meet their need also.Ĭ.
When Lazarus was sick it was natural for them to bring their need to Jesus. Lazarus… Mary and her sister Martha: Jesus had a close relationship with this family. Lazarus of Bethany: “‘Lazarus,’ the Greek form of Eleazar = God is my Help.” (Dods)ī. Many think that the Synoptic Gospels are centered on Peter’s account of Jesus’ teaching and ministry. Morris suggested another reason the Synoptic Gospels did not include the account of the raising of Lazarus is that Peter was not present in these months he was in Galilee while Jesus was in Perea and Bethany. He thinks that the other three evangelists wrote their histories during the life of Lazarus and that they did not mention him for fear of exciting the malice of the Jews against him.” (Clarke) The conjecture of Grotius has a good deal of weight. “It is surprising that the other evangelists have omitted so remarkable an account as this is, in which some of the finest traits in our Lord’s character are exhibited. “There is no parallel whatever for the raising of a man who had been dead for four days and whose body had begun to putrefy.” (Barclay) One might say that it is foolish to think one miracle is more difficult than another, but this seventh sign of John’s gospel is unique.
Now a certain man was sick: This begins perhaps the most remarkable miracle Jesus performed. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”Ī. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. Prayer: Jesus Our True Love (Hildegard of Bingen) Lord God, hold firm my faith as I await my resurrection. They knew their brother Lazarus would rise again on the last day, but with Jesus, rising and returning to live on earth once more, was also, not impossible. Martha and Mary had intense faith in God and in their own resurrection. Jesus said to the crowd, “Unwrap him and let him go”. When the tombstone was removed, Jesus shouted in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” To everyone’s astonishment, Lazarus, dead for four days, appeared at the tomb entrance still wrapped in burial linen Jesus had brought Lazarus back to life. Martha protested saying, “Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell because he has been buried four days”. Jesus said, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?”
Jesus, “intensely moved”, asked, “Where have you laid him?” They replied, “Come and see”.Īrriving at the tomb, with a gathered crowd, Jesus asked for the tombstone to be taken away. She fell at his feet and weeping, she said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died”. Do you believe this?” Martha answered, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world”. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Martha said, “I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day”, Jesus replied, “I am the resurrection and the life. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you”. Jesus replied, “Your brother will come back to life again”. When Martha heard that Jesus had arrived, she went out to meet him and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. They had gathered to pay tribute to the family at the loss of Lazarus. When Jesus arrived at Lazarus’ home there were many others present from both Bethany and Jerusalem Jerusalem was less than two miles away. But I am going there to awaken him”. The disciples said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover”, possibly thinking he had just gone to sleep but Jesus explained to them that Lazarus had died.
“The disciples protested saying, “ Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?” Jesus replied, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. Two days later Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.
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