Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
This grim truth, the fact that all bones and flesh are eventually turned to dust, given the appropriate amount of time, raises very disturbing questions as to why God would open the grave. What is He looking for, and does He, as was in man’s creation, employ the use of preexisting raw materials, to recreate a new man? If He does, that will follow the previous script that was set forth at creation.
But if He doesn’t, the logical question arises in our minds: What then is He looking for in the grave. To be certain, there is a whole lot of “dust” scattered across the earth that has never been used in the creation of man, so if God needed to start from scratch, as in the case of Adam, there are enough raw materials available.
Why then, does He go to a specific place, in order to resurrect the dead? why did Jesus journey to the tomb of Lazarus to call Him forth, since according to Martha, decomposition had already begun to take place? And why does not God call the dead from any random location ?
John 11:43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!