CHAPTER 9
RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS
John 11:1-44. “ _And a certain one was sick_: _Lazarus_, _of
Bethany_, _the village of Mary and Martha her sister_.” John, who
accompanied Jesus, very discreetly omits the name of the place where
Jesus is at this time beyond the Jordan, in order to avoid the
confu... [ Continue Reading ]
CONDEMNATORY VERDICT OF THE SANHEDRIN
John 11:47-54. “ _Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the
Sanhedrin_, _and continued to say_, _What shall we do_? _because this
man is performing many miracles_.” If the leading ministers and
Church authorities had not stood in the way of the people,... [ Continue Reading ]
ARRIVAL AT BETHANY
John 11:55-57; John 12:1; John 12:9-11. Jesus, having spent Saturday
night at the house of Zaccheus, the following day travels to Bethany,
twenty miles, all the way ascending the great mountains of Benjamin,
on whose lofty summit is situated the Holy City, the joy of Israel and
th... [ Continue Reading ]