Jeremiah 27 and 28 tell that Babylon is being used as a servant of God to bring the people of Israel and Judah into captivity. Jeremiah is to share this message with the leaders, prophets and priests. They are told not to fight Babylon. If they go with the Babylonians they will be spared. If they fight they will die.

Later the prophet Hananiah says that Babylon will fall within two years and that the vessels from the temple will be restored. God tells Jeremiah that Hananiah has not been sent by Him. Jeremiah tells Hananiah that because he has made the people trust in a lie he will die. Later that year Hananiah dies.

John 11 gives an account of the raising of Lazarus. In this account Jesus is aware that he will raise Lazarus from the dead as soon as he heard that Lazarus was sick.  That is the reason he delayed going to Bethany.  Jesus knew that God would use this event for His glory.

Mary and Martha were both upset that Jesus hadn’t come earlier. They knew that He could have healed Lazarus, but now he was dead. Jesus asked them if they believed in Him. They both said yes. He told them to keep having faith.

After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead the religious leaders felt even more threatened. They knew that if Jesus lived their status quo would be destroyed. They felt it was necessary for this one man to die so that the nation as they knew it could survive. Jesus stayed out of their sight.