The Passover Plot Is Hatched

The reaction to the raising of Lazarus was illuminating. The crowds were divided between those who believed and those who did not, even though they saw a great miracle. The Jewish leaders reacted by dtermining to kill Jesus for fear he would lead a revolt that Rome would crush along with the whole nation. They agreed that one should die to save the many, which was God's plan also but God was not concerned with a political salvation.