When our prayers seem to go unanswered, it's because the plans He has for us have a predetermined schedule. This study of the Gospel of John has shown some excellent examples of God's perfect timing, (especially relating to His delays). Often even so, He did not go immediately but waited two more days. Jesus loved this family, and stayed with them quite 7Then after this he said to theĭisciples, 'Let us go to Judea again.'This illness does not lead to 6So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days Verses 5-7: 'Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and As we have seen, John prefers to note Jesus miracles as, The purpose of the sickness was not death but to bring glory to Jesus, It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God

Verse 4: 'But when Jesus heard it he said, 'This illness does Religious obligation, or duty, but the main reason Mary and Martha sentįor Jesus was that they knew He had healing power. Lazarus began to grow very sick, so his sisters, Mary and Martha, having seen Jesus perform miracles, had sent for Him.ĭuring that time praying for the sick was a 3So the sisters sent to him, saying, 'Lord, he whom you love Verse 2-3: 'It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointmentĪnd wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill (MattĢ6:7-13). Was teaching when He received the message that Lazarus was ill. Was close to Jerusalem, and about 20 miles or so from Perea where Jesus Verse 1: 'Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.' The disciples of Jesus and John the Baptist had at one time baptized in this place. The Death of Lazarus Jesus had been teaching in the villages beyond the Jordan, probably in Perea, which is just north of the Dead Sea.

Jesus healing lazarus