The Chosen Key Word in this Chapter is “Resurrection” it comes from the Greek Word “anastasis” which means “resurrection, standing up again.”
Jesus waits two extra days before going to help His dying friend, and it seems like a terrible decision at first. Welcome to Bible Life Basics Chapter Reviews, I am Chris and this is John 11.
Mary and Martha send word to Jesus that their brother Lazarus, whom Jesus loves, is sick, but Jesus deliberately stays where He is two more days, explaining that this sickness is “for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.” By the time Jesus arrives in Bethany, Lazarus has already been dead four days. Martha meets Him first, saying that if He had been there, her brother would not have died, yet still expressing faith that God will give Jesus whatever He asks. Jesus tells her, “I am the resurrection, and the life,” “anastasis” in Greek referring to resurrection, “he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” Martha confesses Him as “the Christ, the Son of God.” When Mary comes and falls at Jesus’ feet with the same grief-stricken words, and seeing the Jews weeping with her, Jesus is deeply moved and troubled, and famously, “Jesus wept.” The people note how much He loved Lazarus, though some question why He, who opened the eyes of the blind, could not have prevented this death. At the tomb, Jesus commands the stone be removed, and despite Martha’s concern about the smell after four days, He prays aloud, thanking the Father for hearing Him, then cries with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” The dead man walks out, still wrapped in graveclothes, and Jesus tells them to loose him and let him go. Many who witness this believe on Jesus, but others report it to the Pharisees, who, along with the chief priests, convene the council in alarm, fearing the Romans will destroy their nation if Jesus continues gathering such a following. Caiaphas the high priest unknowingly prophesies that it is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to perish, and from that day, they plot to put Jesus to death.
Jesus wept at Lazarus’s tomb even though He knew, within moments, He would raise him back to life. His grief was completely genuine despite what He was about to do. Jesus’ compassion for real human sorrow was never diminished by His power to fix it, both were fully present at the very same moment.
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