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Unwanted Attention

Text: John 12: 9-11

UNWANTED ATTENTION

News that Jesus was in Bethany had spread. The Jews found out that Jesus was in the home of Lazarus. They wanted to see with their own eyes Lazarus who had been raised from the dead.

“Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.”

John 12:9-11

1. The Jews

a. Some of them were friends of Lazarus and his siblings.

b. They had gone to offer comfort and condolences when Lazarus had died.

c. They came to the home of Lazarus when Jesus visited them.

d. Their reasons:

i. Partially to see Jesus.

ii. But mostly because they wanted to see Lazarus.

iii. They had never seen someone raised from the dead.

iv. This was a marvellous miracle that they felt they wanted to see.

2. Conversion of some of the Jews

a. Some of them had come to believe in Jesus.

b. They could not but feel compelled to have faith in Him!

i. He had power to raise the dead.

ii. They heard Him pray simply.

iii. God had heard His prayer.

iv. Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead.

v. Surely this was a great reason to believe in Jesus.

3. The chief priests

a. They continue to plot how they could kill Jesus.

b. They also decided that they must kill Lazarus.

c. Because of him they had lost some of their followers.
They were frustrated and angry as they thought and plotted their wicked plans!

经文：约翰福音 12：9-11

不必要的关注

耶稣在伯大尼的消息已经传开。犹太人发现耶稣在拉撒路的家里。他们要亲眼目睹从死里复活的拉撒路。

“有许多犹太人知道耶稣在那里，就来了，不但是为耶稣的缘故，也是要看他从死里所复活的拉撒路。但祭司长商议连拉撒路也要杀了， 因有好些犹太人为拉撒路的缘故，回去信了耶稣。”

《约翰福音 12：9-11》

1. 犹太人

a. 有些是拉撒路和他姐妹的朋友

b. 当拉撒路去世时，他们去向丧家表慰问及安慰

c. 当耶稣来拜访时，他们也去拉撒路的家

d. 他们的目的：

i. 部分原因是为了见耶稣

ii. 绝大部分的原因是为了看拉撒路

iii. 他们从没见过从死里复活的人

iv. 这是一个奇妙的神迹，所以他们觉得必须目睹

2. 一些犹太人的转变

a. 他们有些信了耶稣

b. 他们不禁对衪起了信心

i. 因衪有大能叫死人复活

ii. 他们听见衪简单的祷告

iii. 上帝聆听了衪的祷告

iv. 耶稣把拉撒路从死里复活

v. 这必定是信耶稣的一个伟大理由

3. 祭司长

a. 他们继续商议怎么去杀耶稣

b. 他们也决定了拉撒路也要杀

c. 因他的缘故，他们失去了一些随从者。

当他们策划及图谋他们邪恶的计划时，心里是感懊恼及愤怒的!