![]() Listen just how callous and jealous these Jews became of Jesus and even His resurrecting Lazarus as it says that “the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus”(John 12:10-11). If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation” (John 11:47-48) “So from that day on they made plans to put to death” (John 11:53) and so later, “When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead”(John 12:9). We know that after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, “the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. ![]() I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me’” (John 11:41-42) so it was to glorify God and prove that Jesus is God as He has the power to raise people from the dead. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me. Do you believe this”(John 11:23-26)? Then, “when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (John 11:32) but Jesus allowed this for a special purpose “so that you may believe.” Believe in what? “Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God” (John 11:40) “So they took away the stone. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. If Jesus had been there and Lazarus became ill, Jesus could have just gone over to him and healed him instantly without Lazarus having to die but Jesus had a purpose in this and so said to Martha, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had already been dead four days and Martha was very upset with Jesus and said “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (John 11:21). Why would Jesus be glad that Lazarus has died? Why was it good that Jesus was not there? It was “so that you may believe” in Him. Why did Jesus resurrect Lazarus when He could have healed him and prevented his death? Jesus answers this in part when He “told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe” (John 11:14-15).
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