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To whom did he speak?

How had he misunderstood the words of the

Saviour?

Does this show great attachment to him?

Was this attachment afterwards tested?

Was it found to be as strong as he supposed?

LESSON XXVII.

The Raising of Lazarus.

John xi. 17-38.

17. WHEN Jesus came to Bethany what did he find?

18. How near was Bethany to Jerusalem? What distance was this in miles?

Why is the time since his death mentioned?

19. Who were with the sisters of Lazarus ? Who came to comfort them?

20. How did the sisters act when they heard that Jesus had come?

What does this mean?

21. What did Martha say to Jesus? Why did she think so?

17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

22. What did she say she knew?

How did she know that?

What did she wish Christ to do?

Are we to suppose from this that she recognised the divine authority of Christ?

23. What did Jesus say to Martha ?

24. What reply did Martha make?

What is the "resurrection"?

Where could she have been taught concerning the doctrine of the resurrection?

What is meant by the "last day"

Where is the day of judgment called "the last" day?

25. What did Jesus say to Martha?

In what sense is Christ "the resurrection" and "the life"?

What did Jesus say of any one that believes in him?

What death and what life are here intended?

26. What else did he say?

What did he mean by saying the believer should "never die"?

What is the difference between natural death and spiritual death?

27. What did Martha answer?

Does this constitute a suving faith?

22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the re surrection at the last day.

25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Belevest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

28. What did Martha do?

Why did she call her sister "secretly"?

29. When Mary heard it, what did she do? In what respect is her conduct a pattern for us? 30. Where was Jesus?

What is meant by "town" in this connection ? 31. Who followed Mary when she went out? Where did they think she was gone? 32. What did Mary do?

Who had said this before?

33. How was Jesus affected?

What does this teach us of his mysterious nature? 34. What did he say?

How did they answer him?

35. What did Jesus do?

36. What did the Jews say when they saw Jesus weeping?

37. What did some of them say?

What might have been answered to this?

28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

35 Jesus wept.

36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died!

VOL. IV.

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LESSON XXVIII.

The Raising of Lazarus.

John xi. 38-57.

38. How was Christ again affected when coming to the grave?

In what place was Lazarus buried?

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Did the Jews use to bury their dead as we do?*

39. What did Christ say ?

What did Martha say to him?

40. What did Christ say to her? How was this a reply to her?

41. What did they do?

What did Christ say then?

Does this prayer give us any ground to suppose that Christ had not all power in himself?

42. What more did he say?

What had he said for the sake of the people? 43. What did Jesus then do?

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

*See Union Bible Dictionary, Art. Bury Biblical Antiquities, vol. 1., ch. vii, s. ii.

44. What was the effect of his words? What did Christ say concerning him?

45. What effect had this miracle on the

Jews?

What other effect had it?

46. What were others led to do?

What was probably their design?

What does this show of the state of their hearts?

47. What did the chief priests and Pharisees do?

48. What did they fear?

What connection was there between the success of Christ's cause and the coming of the Romans?

49. What did Caiaphas say to them? Who was he?

50. To what did Caiaphas refer?

51. Are we to understand that Caiaphas was an inspired prophet? What did he prophesy?

44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

47 ¶ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all.

50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, ne prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

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