John 11:3 Phileo is a word that expresses deep friendship, affection, and warmth, love between close companions.
5, 11 They were more than disciples; they were friends.
8 Stone you – 10:31-32 Jesus, undaunted, knew that God would guide and protect him.
9 Look fellows, I am doing God’s will. Everything is going to be all right. I am not afraid, nor should you be. You are with me.
14 Sleep – focus your attention on the living and not the dead.
16 Thomas’ reaction could be interpreted as confidence or sarcasm and fear.
17 Four days

The Widow’s Son at Zarephath – Elijah (1 Kings 17:17-24)
The Shunammite Woman’s Son – Elisha (2 Kings 4:18-37)
A Dead Man Who Touched Elisha’s Bones – (2 Kings 13:20-21)
Jairus’ Daughter – Raised by Jesus (Mark 5:35-43; Luke 8:49-56)
The Widow’s Son at Nain – Raised by Jesus (Luke 7:11-17)
Lazarus – Raised by Jesus after four days in the tomb (John 11:1-44)
Tabitha (Dorcas) – Raised by Peter (Acts 9:36-42)
Boy falling out window – Raised by Paul (Acts 20:7-12)

Yes, in the time of Jesus, the custom in Jewish culture was to bury the dead on the day of death, just as it is today.
One of the clearest prophetic signs comes from Jonah’s experience:
“Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” (Jonah 1:17 KJV)
Jesus himself referenced this as a prophecy of his own death and resurrection:
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of
man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matthew 12:40 KJV)The post Christ Series 1: Lazarus: Forerunner of Christ first appeared on Living Hope.

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