He's Not Here!
This is one of my favorite projects for teaching lessons about the resurrection, the raising of Lazarus and the story of Legion. I glued river rock onto simple clay pots to create the tomb, and used white rocks for the stone doorway. In Bible times, the whitewashed door was a sign that this particular cave happened to be a tomb. That's just one of the many cultural differences that make it important for us to study the historical context of our favorite Bible stories!
Cemeteries
are typically a place of weeping, but Jesus turned them into places of celebrating unexpected life, liberty and the pursuit of spiritual happiness!
Read more of the story about the day that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead...
Read more of the story about the day that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead...
Jesus had a way of creating joy in places of mourning. The Bible tells us of times that Jesus showed up at a wake and turned it into a celebration of life. What an amazing friend He was, and still is!
