Martha remarked that Lazarus had now been in the tomb for four days and that there would be a stench. As a result of this miracle, many of the Jews that were present believed in Jesus. Others went and told the Pharisees what Jesus had done. In response the Pharisees and chief priests met and considered how they might arrest Him and put Him to death v.
This miracle is performed by Christ as a reassurance to His disciples before the coming Passion: they are to understand that, though He suffers and dies, yet He is Lord and Victor over death. The resurrection of Lazarus is a prophecy in the form of an action. As the liturgical texts emphasize, the miracle at Bethany reveals the two natures of Christ the God-man.
Christ asks where Lazarus is laid and weeps for him, and so He shows the fullness of His manhood, involving as it does human ignorance and genuine grief for a beloved friend.
Then, disclosing the fullness of His divine power, Christ raises Lazarus from the dead, even though his corpse has already begun to decompose and stink. On the Cross we see a genuine human agony, both physical and mental, but we see more than this: we see not only suffering man but suffering God.
The icon of the Saturday of Lazarus shows Christ calling His friend to come out of the tomb. Lazarus is coming forth from the tomb, still bound in the strips of burial cloth. His sisters, Mary and Martha are bowing before Christ, expressing both their sorrow in the death of their brother, but also their faith in Christ as the Messiah and Son of God. Next to them is someone who has followed the request of our Lord and removed the stone from the door of the tomb.
Standing with Christ are his disciples who are witnesses of this miracle, a true manifestation of the power of God that would bring them assurance during the Passion of our Lord. In the center of the icon is a person who represents the crowd who also witnessed the miracle.
Some believed, but others went and told the Pharisees and chief priests who continued their machinations to bring about the arrest of Christ and His death. The walled city of Jerusalem, where Christ will arrive in triumph the following day, is depicted in the background. On Friday before the feast, the Vespers is done either in conjunction with the Presanctified Liturgy or if this is not held, according to the order of the Triodion.
The day and commemoration receives its name from the miracle of Christ recorded in the Gospel. Gather the papers, and read aloud some of the trials. To avoid the possibility of students being identified with certain trials, if you have only a few students, ask students to list several trials that they have seen others experience.
Invite students to look for truths as they study John 11 that can help us increase our faith in Jesus Christ as we experience trials. Invite a student to read John —3 aloud.
Ask the class to follow along, looking for a trial some friends of Jesus experienced. According to verse 1 , what trial did Lazarus experience? How might this have also been a trial for Mary and Martha? What does this response indicate about them? Therefore, it would have taken at least one day for a person to bring this message to Jesus and another day for Jesus to travel to Bethany.
Invite a student to read John —7 aloud. Remind students that Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem in the land of Judea see John Summarize John —10 by explaining that some of the disciples advised Jesus not to return to Judea because the Jewish leaders in that region sought to kill Him see John —39 and Joseph Smith Translation, John [in John , footnote a ].
Jesus responded by indicating that He would use the time remaining in His life to do His work without faltering. Invite a student to read John —15 aloud. According to verse 15 , why was Jesus glad He was not there to heal Lazarus of his sickness? Point out that the Savior indicated that what He would do in Bethany would help His disciples increase their faith in Him.
Summarize John by explaining that the Apostle Thomas encouraged his fellow disciples to join him in going with Jesus to Judea even if it meant dying with Him.
Invite students to read John silently, looking for how long Lazarus had been dead by the time Jesus came to Bethany. Ask students to report what they find. Invite a student to read aloud the following statement by Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Ask the class to listen for the significance of Lazarus having been dead for four days.
To the Jews, what was the significance of a person being dead for four days? Invite several students to take turns reading aloud from John — Ask the class to look for what Martha said to Jesus regarding this trial. This video is available on LDS. Which statements in verses 21—27 indicate that Martha chose to exercise faith in Jesus Christ during this trial? If you showed the video, you may want to give students one minute to review these verses. Therefore, I believe that Jesus was giving the disciples unmistakable evidence that Jesus was Lord Messiah and that He had power over death and capable of raising the dead.
More than this, He was also capable of raising Himself from the dead. Of course, the disciples forgot this and were discouraged after Jesus' death but need not have been.
He waited 2 days really because it was 1. The message came and He waited 2 more days. He knew Lazarus was already dead in the spiritual realm. He most likely tarried in preparation for the miracle to happen.
He went to wake him up to demonstrate his Father's will. Lazarus died whilst the messenger was on the way to Jesus. When he stated that Lazarus was ill and come quickly, there was no real rush at that point.
It was for Jewish customs of the day. The Jewish believed that the soul did not leave the body after death for 3 days. So Jesus going on the 4th day knowing of course that He would be glorifying God at the same time doing away with man-made "beliefs" or "rules" mind you. To destroy what is not true, by raising Lazarus from the dead. After this, the time frame was very intentional. We know we serve a very intentional God, beyond our understanding.
Jesus delivered perfectly when He called his name, can you imagine if He didn't how many would be coming out of tombs? We have allowed once again so many man-made rules and lost what God and Jesus put in front of our eyes. But if it didn't happen, He wouldn't have come. I don't understand how all the things that Jesus did were dismissed as demonic possession or magic and so many that witnessed still dismissed it as fact.
The one subject we have the most proof of facts on, so many worship dead men, and fake Gods. We must pray for the lost. It's getting closer and closer to His return. Very obvious, as it was to those Jesus was addressing. The reason Jesus delayed raising Lazarus was to fulfil this prophecy. He was confirming the prophecy of his resurrection! This is the reason for his delay.
He had to delay - it was pre-ordained! I will Answer the Question with the help of some detailed comments on John and also The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. From another POV, it cannot fail to disconcert us that Jesus is emotionally moved, even burst into tears for the death of his friend, even "intensely moved again, came to the tomb It is customary to object to this obvious perplexity which anyone who is not a hypocrite cannot fail to share by recalling that Jesus is both - and perfectly - man and God.
Ought we therefore to infer from this premise that the "God in him" imposed on the "man in him" a calculated staging act , which the man-in-Jesus found unbearable?
This, and no other, is the question that those who take the Gospel text seriously cannot fail to ask. For my part, I suspend the judgment, but my perplexity - more, my bewilderment - remains. After his temporary and very human — all-too-human? What once again cannot fail to disconcert is that Jesus manifestly affirms the instrumentality of his behavior : it seems almost to hear Jesus say - first aloud, so everyone can hear him - «Father, I thank you that you have listened to me» The raising of his friend Lazarus, that Jesus performs, in the imminence of his entry into Jerusalem, which will be followed in rapid sequence by his Passion and Death, has the power to convert even many Jews who are not afraid and do not refuse to see: "Many of the Jews who had come to Mary, seeing what he had done, believed in him.
But for those who do not want to see, no sign can suffice, either because of stubborn refusal and prejudice "Although he had performed such great signs in front of them, they did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Why did Jesus delay four days in going to the tomb of Lazarus? Ask Question. Asked 2 years, 8 months ago.
Active 5 months ago. Viewed 16k times. Improve this question. Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie I hope this question does not get voted to close because it is considered 'a matter of opinion'. I trust that there is sufficient cogent information within scripture that a non-opinionated answer is possible.
Nigel: I also though likewise about it when I placed the question, however I believe that Jesus had an important reason to delay his journey to Bethany. The other two resurrection he did were done within the same day, I think that it has to do with the beliefs and culture of the day.
Technically Jesus did not delay going to the tomb of Lazarus. He went to the tomb shortly after He arrived. Also 4-days was the total time Lazarus had been dead, but Jesus only "delayed" in going to Bethany 2-days. So I think you are asking why did Jesus delay for 2-days in order to arrive at the tomb after 4-days. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.
Unlike others that Jesus had raised from the dead, the Jewish leaders sought to kill Lazarus: 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. Improve this answer. Community Bot 1.
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