“the sickness was not unto death.” Pity the confused disciples.) (Jesus knew Lazarus was dead, but did not tear his clothing, even though he loved him because. His sisters and other mourners were sitting shiva, still wearing the mourning clothes they tore when they heard the news of his death. What good it would do, then, to go to Judea?īy the time they got to Bethany, Lazarus had been dead and in the tomb four days. Off they went, with the men now wondering I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe.” That made no sense to his disciples who argued if the man was asleep, he’d get better. “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.” They protested, the Pharisees had threatened to stone Jesus if he returned to the area around Jerusalem–Bethany was nearby, basically the suburbs. On the third day, Jesus told his disciples it was time to go back to Judea.
“This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Jesus got the message, telling those with him, Jesus and his disciples were out on the eastern side of the Jordan River, when Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha sent word Lazarus, “he whom you, love is sick.” What’s the hurry? You probably know the story (found in John 11).
The story has come up in my life three times this week and since this is about the time it happened nearly two thousand years ago, I thought it worth examining. Rembrandt’s depiction Why did Jesus raise Lazarus of Bethany from the dead?
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