When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. (John 12:9-11 ESV)
The Jewish leaders wanted to kill Lazarus. Not just because of his association with Jesus - but even more so because He was the perfect object lesson of what Jesus can do. The people wanted to see Lazarus as much (or even more?) than Jesus, to see if everything they had heard was true. This made the leaders want to remove him too. It would send a message: "Have anything to do with Jesus, and this will happen to you." People are looking for hope. Resurrection gives the greatest hope ever. The Enemy wants to destroy any hope we have; he wants us to not believe in resurrection power; he wants us not to believe in Christ, the One Who holds that power. Let us keep our focus on Lazarus, the Risen Christ, and the coming resurrection of the dead. Christ is our hope.
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