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Have you ever noticed that there are some curious and unexplained comments in the Gospels? For example, at the end of the story of the Raising of Jairus’s daughter: He charged them to tell no one what had happened. Luke 8:56 What did happen that Jesus was so insistent nobody should know except those in the room? Clearly it was not that the child had been raised from the dead, because as soon as she walked out of the front door the ‘tumult’ outside could see her. Again, at the beginning of the story of the Raising of Lazarus: When Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. John 11.6. Since we are told that Jesus was particularly fond of Lazarus and his two sisters, Martha and Mary, why does He not hurry to Lazarus as soon as He receives news of his illness? When John the Baptist was in prison, he sent two of his disciples to ask Jesus a curious question: ‘Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?’ Matthew 11:2 Since John had announced Jesus’ arrival, had been present at His Baptism, had seen the dove descend, and had heard the voice from heaven; why does he need to ask the question? These three examples indicate that we need to understand why the answers are not obvious in the text, and then to understand where we can find them.