#BIBLESTUDY. MIRACLE #11 – LAZARUS – JOHN 11:1-3. 17-27, 38-47. 3-6-22 - DISCUSSION

 

Why did Mary and Martha send for Jesus? 

• Lazarus was sick.
• He was very, very sick.

What happens in this miracle to illustrate that Jesus loved Lazarus? 

• He cries (weeps).
• He was sad Lazarus died.

Who's the only other person specifically named as someone Jesus loved? 

•  The Apostle John, author of this book in the Bible.

Why did Jesus wait four days before he went to see Lazarus? 

• To make sure he was declared physically dead-only after four days in a tomb-according to Jewish law.

How do we know there was a crowd when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead? 

•  A crowd followed Mary when she went to the tomb.

Is verse 11: 21 a rebuke or an expression of regret? 

• Rebuke: Martha says he should have come sooner.
• Regret: She cries over the loss of her brother.

Verse 22 includes the term “but I know.” What does Martha know? If that's true, why is she so confused in verse 39. 

•  Jesus could raise Lazarus from the dead.
• Human obedience was often required by Jesus for the miracle to happen.
• There was a point to make.

The Pharisees and other Jewish groups believed in a general resurrection. What would she have understood Jesus' comment to imply?  

• She was chastised.
• No one should move the stone.
• Did the family have the expectation of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead?