The ease and simplicity of their message, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick” ( John 11:3), shows the faith they had in His ability to heal.Ģ.
The gospels do not record the nature of Lazarus’ illness, but it was serious enough for his sisters to request Christ’s intervention, expecting Him to immediately heal the disease. So the family had to experience illness and grief. Even the personal affection that His friends enjoyed with Him did not persuade Jesus to stray from His responsibility to glorify God in all that He did. Does God always shield His friends from sorrow? John 11:1-16.Ĭ omment: With Lazarus’ death imminent, they were to learn that the wisdom of godly love does not always shield its recipients from suffering, sorrow, and death ( John 16:20-22 II Corinthians 7:9-10). After performing this miracle, He withdrew to the wilderness of Ephraim for some private time with His disciples before the Passover and His final hours.ġ.
It foreshadowed His own resurrection, made a profound impression in Jerusalem, and in contrast, brought the wrath of the Sanhedrin to a head, stirring them to decide to murder Jesus. This resurrection is the most extraordinary of all His great works while in the flesh. No one knows how often Jesus visited the home of the sisters, Mary and Martha, and their brother Lazarus, but Scripture records some of His visits to their friendly, peaceful, and loving home ( Matthew 21:17 Mark 11:11, 19 Luke 10:41-42). About a month before His own death and resurrection, Jesus visited Bethany and performed His third miracle of resurrection, raising Lazarus from the dead ( John 11:1-46).
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