Jhn 11:30Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him.
Jhn 11:31When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus's grave to weep. So they followed her there.
Jhn 11:32When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died."
Jhn 11:33When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled.
Why was Yeshua angry? We all know that the actions of a group people can influence the way someone thinks. Even to the point of diminishing ones faith. It would be harder to hold on to hope, when all around you are without hope. We must think about the insincerity of the people around. We must always try to be honest in everything we do, if for no other reason than to not become a stumbling block for others.
Jhn 11:34"Where have you put him?" he asked them.
They told him, "Lord, come and see."
Jhn 11:35Then Jesus wept.
This act of weeping shows us many things about Yeshua, He is human, fells pain, and loves all the people.
Jhn 11:36The people who were standing nearby said, "See how much he loved him!"
Jhn 11:37But some said, "This man healed a blind man. Couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying?"
Jhn 11:38Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
Jhn 11:39"Roll the stone aside," Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, "Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible."
Jhn 11:40Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe?"
If you believe? As we stated above, the action of a group can influance the thoughts of others. In this case Yeshua makes it clear that to receive, a blessing we must believe. Not just in ones mind, our faithfulness must be 100%.
Jhn 11:41So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, thank you for hearing me.
Jhn 11:42You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me."
Jhn 11:43Then Jesus shouted, "Lazarus, come out!"
I was once asked, how HaShem raised Yeshua without becoming unclean. Well here it is. there is no reason to think that our creator needed to more than say the words, and Yeshua was risen.
Jhn 11:44And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, "Unwrap him and let him go!"
Jhn 11:45Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.
Jhn 11:46But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
From this we can say that Yeshua had the faithfulness to do what He had came to do. We must also make note of somethings. I know this won't go over well with some, yet the words here don't lie. If you will make note here that Lazarus was wrapped with 2 different cloths. One covered His body, the other his face. This was how the burial was done, and in many cases is still done today. Well at lest many Jews still follow this practice.
So I ask for any that think the Shroud of Turin is real, Why is there only one cloth? Just one example of reading the Word for what it tells us, rather than reading into the Word what we want.