Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 7:15

15 And he that was dead, sat up, and began to speak, And he delivered him to his mother.

Luke alone gives us an account of this Miracle of our Saviours. Matthew mentioneth only the raising from the dead of Iairus his Daughter. Luke addeth this, Iohn adds that of Lazarus, Iohn 11. by which our Lord did mightily shew his Divine Power, and gave us some first Fruits of the more general Resurrection, as well as declared himself to be, as he elsewhere saith, the Resurrection and the Life. The place where this Miracle was done, was called Naim. H. Stephen Heb. Cald. Gr. et Lat. nomina, &c. tells us, it was a City or Town about two Miles from Mount Tabor, at the Foot of the lesser Mount Hermon, near to Hendor. It was the Custom of the Jews to bury their Dead without their Cities. Christ met this Dead Body carrying out. He was it seems her only Child, and she was a Widow, so under a great Affliction, God by this Providence having quenched the only Coal, she had left in Israel. And when the Lord saw her (the Text saith) he had Compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. None moved him on the behalf of the Widow, neither do we read, that she her self spake to him. Only our Saviour's Bowels were moved at the sight of her Sorrow, and consideration of her loss. It is observable that our Saviour wrought his healing Miracles, 1. Sometimes at the motion, and desire of the Parties to be healed, 2. Sometimes, at the desires of others on their behalf. 3. Sometimes of his own free motion, neither themselves nor others Solliciting him for any such Act of Mercy toward them, and that in the three first Miracles (of which Matthew and Luke giveth us an account here, and Matth. 8.) which he wrought after his famous Sermon on the Mountain, he gave us an instance of all these, in his healing of the Leper Personally beseeching him, of the Centurions Servant at the Intreaty of the Elders of the Jews, and of the Widows Son here, upon his sight of the Womans Affliction, none Solliciting him. Thereby shewing us that we ought not to stay our Hand from doing good, when we have proper objects and opportunities before us, until we be importuned, and Sollicited, thereunto. Christ saying to her, Weep not, forbad not the Natural expression of her Passion, but signifyed a suddain, and not expected Resurrection, so as she should not Weep without Hope. This said he cometh, and toucheth the Bier or the Coffin, and saith not, Young Man! In the Name of God I say unto thee Arise, but, Young Man I say unto thee Arise. Thereby declaring to them (would they have understood it) that he was the Son of God, and while he was on Earth, had a power, in, and from himself by the Word of his Mouth to Command the Dead to Arise. His Word was effective and to evidence it, it is said, That he who was Dead sate up, so as all might take notice of the Miracle, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his Mother. To let him know, his Duty to be subject to her, and the Jurisdiction she had over him.