<p>11:44 <i>He that was dead came out, bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said to them: Loose him, and let him go away</i>- &quot;Graveclothes... napkin&quot; are all yet again reminiscent of the Lord's burial and release from death; the same word for &quot;napkin&quot; is used in Jn. 20:7. His emergence, when so tightly bound, was also of itself a miracle; and it may have been an encouragement to the Lord Jesus, who may likewise have been interested to know how He would emerge from bound graveclothes. The command to &quot;loose him&quot; also had a deeper hint within it; &quot;the Jews&quot; were to release people like Lazarus and allow them to come to the Lord and walk thereafter in freedom. But it was ultimately the Lord who not only healed and resurrected, but also loosed men from bondage to what which was associated with death- the Jewish system. The same word is used for unloosing the Jewish legislation in 5:18 and 7:23.</p>