Delay In Raising Lazarus From The Dead

The following explains why Jesus had to delay in raising Lazarus from the dead.

1) Why did John write the Gospel of John? The main idea/purpose of this book will reveal why he only documented certain works of Christ.

2) What did the Jews believe in regarding the Messiah and the resurrection of the dead?

3) Were there prophecies in the Old Testament pointing to the Messiah raising the dead or regarding the resurrection of the dead?

Additional Background information about the Jewish law:

Those who don’t believe in resurrection “have no share in the world to come.” - Mishnah Sanhedrin 10:1

“The very height of mourning is not till the third day. For three days the spirit wanders about the tomb, wondering if it may return into the body... then it hovers no more, but leaves the body to itself.” - Genesis Rabbah 100 [64a]

“During the first three days. Experts return to the cemetery and examine the dead to determine whether they are really dead...” (Semachot 8:1)