Lazarus, Come Forth

John 11:17–12:11; Matthew 20:17–34; 26:6–13Jesus arrives in Bethany four days after Lazarus died — too late, by every human measure — and does something no one there has ever seen. On the road up to Jerusalem, he tells the twelve plainly, for the third time, exactly what waits for him in the city, while the mother of two disciples asks him for a favor that shows how little they've understood. Leaving Jericho, two blind men refuse to be silenced until Jesus stops and heals them. As Passover approaches and the chief priests plot his arrest, Jesus returns to Bethany for a dinner, where a woman does something extravagant that not everyone at the table approves of.We are in a Matthew-John Harmony. Today's episode covers: John 11:17–12:11; Matthew 20:17–34; 26:6–13 (the raising of Lazarus, the third prediction of his death, blind Bartimaeus, and the anointing at Bethany — the concluding episode of Week Three).