Psalm 130
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Romans 6:16-23
John 11:1-44
The final sign pointing to who He is Jesus gives prior to his own death and resurrection is the resurrection of Lazarus. In Ezekiel we have the story of the dry bones being brought back to life and it only happens when the prophet speaks to the bones as the Lord commands him to do. There was no way to resurrect those dry, very dry bones but when the Lord asks Ezekiel if it is possible he say, Lord you know. Wise man, he knows there is always hope, even in "impossible" situations so long as God is involved. The mourners at the grave of Lazarus, including Mary and Martha, don't believe there is anything that can now be done for their brother. They believe if Jesus had shown up when they sent for Him He could have healed Lazarus, they had seen Him heal others. This, however, was too hard. We know that because when He asks for the tomb to be opened, they protest that there will be an odor. They had no idea why Jesus wanted the tomb opened and they got instead a personal demonstration that there was no limit to His power.