awake and unbound

Jerica Olson

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if the enemy can’t prevent us from relationship with Jesus he will try and bind us from following him closely and doing the works he has called us to do

ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

a certain man was ill

11 Now a certain man was ill

Lexham Theological Wordbook ἀσθενέω

to be sick, be weak. Refers to the state of being weakened, usually due to illness.

This verb and related words are among the most common terms used by the NT authors to depict illnesses and disabilities. The verb astheneō sometimes simply means “to be weak,” without specifically implying illness.

limitation, incapacity, weakened state

*this illness does not lead to death but rather through death to a seemingly impossible resurrection

NOW WHEN JESUS CAME...

English Standard Version Chapter 11

17 Now when Jesus came,

Jesus enters into a situation of death, anger, grief, confusion, sadness, ...

Lord if you’d have been there...

English Standard Version Chapter 11

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died

-would not have weakened to the point of death

English Standard Version Chapter 11

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died

Jesus came with a purpose and a word (sent)

lazarus come out (move away from the hidden place)

bound- imprisoned, restricted by, under the authroity of, cause of hardship or illness, forced by

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) 1313 δέω

1313 δέω (deō): vb.; ≡ DBLHebr 673; Str 1210; TDNT 2.60—1. LN 18.13 bind, tie together (Mt 13:30); 2. LN 37.114 imprison (Mk 15:7; Ac 9:2, 14, 21; 21:13; 22:5; 24:27); 3. LN 37.33 compel, force (Ac 20:22); 4. LN 37.45 restrict, put under authority of (Ro 7:2; 1Co 7:39; 2Ti 2:9); 5. LN 37.46 prohibit, formally, bind (Mt 16:19; 18:18+); 6. LN 23.157 cause illness, cause physical hardship (Lk 13:16+); 7. cf. LN 34.66–34.78 δέδεσαι γυναικί (dedesai gynaiki), be married, implying being under the authority of (1Co 7:27+)

hands bound- restricted in our ability to perform the good works

face covered by a cloth to hide our true countenance.... trying to hide the decaying that has occured while we were in the cold dark cave

Jesus SAID… everytime Jesus spoke he was giving meaning to something or someone, identifying uselessness and creating usefulness....even since God’s word going forth gives meaning and purpose

11:44 unbind him, and let him go

the setting free of a prisoner....

untie, loose from ropes or straps (); 2. LN 37.127 set free, release from condition or circumstance (); 3. LN 20.53 destroy, to ruin by tearing or breaking (; ); 4. LN 15.139 dismiss, disperse (); 5. LN 36.30 transgress,

let him go...

move along, leave the cave, depart from the presence of darkness, undergo a significant change

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) 5632 ὑπάγω

move along, go along (Lk 8:42); 2. LN 15.35 depart, go (Mk 6:31); 3. LN 15.52 leave, depart from presence of (Mt 4:10; Jn 6:67); 4. LN 23.101 die (Mk 14:21); 5. LN 13.54 undergo a significant change (Rev 17:8)

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