Even though Jesus knew that Lazarus had died, He tarried beyond the Jordan. He wanted His final public miracle to be indisputable in its magnificence.
The true identity of Jesus was not a well kept Secret. His claims to Messiahship and Deity enraged the unbelieving Jews in His day.
Jesus came first to the House of Israel, but there were other sheep in a different fold that He came for as well. He is the Good Shepherd of all Believers in the Church.
Jesus said, “I AM the Good Shepherd”. He alone lays down His life on behalf of the Sheep so that we may have life in Him.