![]() She was busy with her work then listening to Jesus at His feet. This He can accept because she didn't spend much time with Him. She didn't expect Jesus to raise Lazarus. The translation was not explaining what the original text had written. So this verse was not saying Jesus was sad, or deeply moved to tears as many taught it to be. To agitate, trouble (a thing, by the movement of its parts to and fro) To be very angry, to be moved with indignation To charge with earnest admonition, sternly to charge, threatened to enjoin To be deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation. Lets 1st get the original word clearly explained:ĭeeply moved = comes from the Greek word ἐμβριμάομαι -> embrimaomai When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled So there is no reason for Jesus to be weeping for Lazarus' death since He already knew He is going to raise him from the dead. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” He already knew He is going to raise Lazarus from the dead and He purposely delayed visiting him so that he can die and be in the grave long enough (for 4 days!)īut when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. Tom tom Prodigal Son I think Jesus was not crying over Lazarus' death. Those about him did not tell him where the body was buried, but desired him to come and see, and led him directly to the grave, that his eye might yet more affect his heart with the calamity." Being found in fashion as a man, he accommodates himself to the way and manner of the sons of men.ģ. 34): Where have you laid him? He knew where he was laid, and yet asks, because, (1.) He would thus express himself as a man, even when he was going to exert the power of a God. His concern for them appeared by his kind enquiry after the poor remains of his deceased friend (v. 33): Jesus saw Mary weeping for the loss of a loving brother, and the Jews that came with her weeping for the loss of a good neighbour and friend when he saw what a place of weepers, a bochim, this was, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.Ģ. By the inward groans and troubles of his spirit (v. Christ's tender sympathy with his afflicted friends, and the share he took to himself in their sorrows, which appeared three ways:ġ. Here are some excerpts from Matthew Henry's Commentary about this verse: Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet he did not sin. ![]() Jesus willingly identified with us and with the things that tempt us and cause us pain. It was in part because of the lack of faith of the mourners at the grave site, but also because Jesus was willing and able to share in the sufferings of those who were mourning the death of their brother and friend. ![]() Kelli Hamann Supporter Pastor's Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Writer, Cellist There is so much that can be said here about why Jesus wept at the grave of Lazarus.
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