In my last two posts from the gospel of John chapter 11, the first was concerning the death of Lazarus, the second was concerning Jesus teaching Martha about the resurrection, specifically that Jesus is the resurrection and the life. In this post, Mary comes to Jesus, and with power, Jesus raises Lazarus from the grave in the witness of many people.
As the section starts, Martha has gone home and told secretly told Mary that Jesus "calleth for thee" (V28)
V32-36 When Mary came to Jesus and saw him, she fell down at his feet saying "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died" Mary had faith the Jesus could have healed her brother. She did not know the wonder and mercy she was about to witness. When Jesus saw her weeping, and that those who came with her were also weeping, he groaned in the spirit and was troubled. Jesus asked "where have ye laid him?" and they said to Jesus "Lord, come and see." Then we have the shortest verse in the bible, powerful in its meaning, "Jesus wept" These two words show the compassionate heart of Jesus. Some of the people said "behold how he loved him" but others said "could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind have caused that even this man should not have died?" Referring to Jesus as "this man" reveals that they did not believe on Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God.
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