Lesson 168: JOHN 11:35

John 11:3 5 is the shortest verse in the Bible and yet it is extremely profound.
Jesus wept. The King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the word from the beginning,
the very God of the very God, wept. Can God weep? Was it genuine tears?
Why should the Almighty weep and openly at that? These and several other
questions assail one’s mind when you read. “Jesus wept”. May the Lord
open our understanding as we study in His word in Jesus Name. Amen.

1. JESUS CHRIST HAS MANY REASONS FOR WEEPING
Apart from the fact that the Bible calls our Lord Jesus Christ a
“Man of sorrow”, it is also a commandment of God that we should
weep with those who weep. In addition. He is an understanding
High Priest who appreciates what His followers were going
through, because He is not only God but Man as well. Particularly
as He knows that many do not even know when their salvation is
near to them.

Isa. 53:3; Rom. 13:15; Heb. 4:14-16; Ps. 103:13; Ps. 78:39; I Tim. 2:5; John 1:1,14; Luke 19:41-41.

2. HE WEPT BECAUSE HE LOVED
Jesus wept because He loved. He shed genuine tears because He loved genuinely. He share the agony and problems of those He loved and when He loves someone that love is forever

John 11:5, 35.–36; John 11:33; John 13:1; Heb. 13:5; Ps. 142:4; John 5:5-9; Mic. 7:5; Is. 63:9; Acts 9:3-5; Matt. 25:40; I Cor. 12:12; Eph. 5:30.