The Raising of Lazarus
John, one of the gospel writers, wrote an account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11: 1-44). Lazarus was the brother of Martha and Mary. The siblings lived in Bethany. Jesus was best friends with Lazarus. We can see this when the sisters sent word to Jesus saying, "Master the one you love is ill." After the raising of Lazarus, the siblings gave a dinner party for Jesus. Mary was the one who anointed Jesus with expensive perfume while Lazarus sat down with Jesus. In another story apart from the raising of Lazarus which is found in Luke 10: 40, Martha complained to Jesus to ask Mary to help her serve meal. Perhaps, we can assume that the sisters were friends with Jesus with the way they act and talk openly to him. Before the raising of Lazarus from the dead, Jesus made a lot of enemies in Jerusalem. The Jews nearly stoned him there because he claimed that he was the son of God. They were blasphemous words which made them furious. So, Jesus retreated to Jordan, nea...