You know nothing at all! You do not realize it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.įrom the time of that Sanhedrin meeting, the religious leaders plotted to kill Jesus. Read 76 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Why have Rome's wrath directed at the entire Jewish nation? He argued for a different result: If everyone believed in Him, dire consequences would result for the Jews, who lived under Roman rule.Ĭaiaphas, the high priest that year, had an idea. During Jesus’ delay, Lazarus died, but Jesus referred to Lazarus as asleep and told the disciples He was going to wake him up ( John 11:11 ). They were concerned that if Jesus continued to perform such miracles, all the people would believe in Him. The leaders called a meeting of the Jewish religious council, the Sanhedrin.
Others went to the Jewish religious leaders to report the event. Some of those who witnessed the miracle believed in Jesus. With his body still wrapped with strips of linen, Lazarus walked out of the cave. After four days the smell would be terrible!Īfter the stone was removed, Jesus commanded Lazarus to come out of the tomb. In the presence of all those witnesses, Jesus commanded that the stone be removed. Many of the family's friends gathered to comfort Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus. John 11:145 concerns the death and resurrection of Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha and a friend of our Lord. It also set in motion the plot to kill Jesus by the Pharisees and. Lazarus' body had been wrapped in linen cloth and buried in a tomb sealed by a large stone. The miracle of Lazarus showed the people of Judea that Jesus had power over life and death. He waited two days to walk to the village, located less than two miles from Jerusalem.īy the time Jesus arrived, his friend had been dead four days. Hearing his friend was ill, Jesus did not go immediately to the village of Bethany (today a Jordanian town called Al-Eizariya, Arabic for "Place of Lazarus"). The plot to kill Jesus developed after the death of Lazarus. The work is currently maintained by the National Center of Manuscripts, Tbilisi, Georgia. It is a miniature from the the Synaxarium of Euthymius Athonite, MSS A-684, 34r. "The Resurrection of Lazarus" was created in 1030.
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