I won’t take you through the arithmetic here, but Jesus was located two whole days away from Lazarus by walking, assuming a person at the time walked 16-18 miles a day. So, we know where Jesus was preaching at the time of this story. Perea drops a thousand feet below sea level, and that means temperatures are like Palm Springs in the winter time. If you’re leading an itinerant outdoor ministry, you’ve got to be where it’s warm. Why do we know Jesus is there? Because it is winter. Jesus remains off in Perea, which is in the Jordan Valley on what would be today’s Jordan side of the river. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, ‘Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.'” It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. According to John 11, Lazarus was deteriorating rapidly. I like to call the story of Lazarus the “greatest story never completely told.” The reason being, Lazarus seals the deal that Jesus is going to die.īut, first, let’s back the story up a bit. ![]() This amazing story kicks off the last 40 days of the life of Jesus, that whole Passion of Jesus. Let’s focus on the story of the resurrection of Lazarus, as told in John 11. We can learn so much more about the Crucifixion and the Resurrection from reading other Bible stories, such as the stories of Lazarus and Barabbas. ![]() Bad Newsĭoug Greenwold: As we prepare for the celebration of Resurrection Sunday, let’s look at some contextual insights from the last days of Jesus’ ministry. Doug uncovers often missed insights into dramatic biblical stories by digging deep into the overall biblical context that provide poignant spiritual applications to the reader today. We tend to overlook the cultural context, the historical context, and the geographical context, among other forms.įor a fascinating teaching which reveals the deeper insights concerning the resurrection story of Lazarus, we invited Doug Greenwold, a Bible scholar who serves as the senior teaching fellow for a ministry called Preserving Bible Times, to our television program Christ in Prophecy. But, often this results only in attention being given to the grammatical context. ![]() One of the most important principles of biblical interpretation is to keep in mind the context of what you’re trying to interpret.
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