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Healing of blind Bartimaeus

46 Jesus and his followers came into Jericho. As Jesus was leaving Jericho, together with his disciples and a sizable crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, Timaeus’ son, was sitting beside the road. 47 When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, show me mercy!” 48 Many scolded him, telling him to be quiet, but he shouted even louder, “Son of David, show me mercy!”

49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him forward.”

They called the blind man, “Be encouraged! Get up! He’s calling you.”

50 Throwing his coat to the side, he jumped up and came to Jesus.

51 Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”

The blind man said, “Teacher, I want to see.”

"Bartimaeus — in his blindness — sees what the crowd does not.  He calls Jesus 'Son of David,': a title Jesus doesn’t make public during his ministry.  The Gospels make clear that Jesus’s true identity remains hidden from most people until after the Resurrection — even his disciples struggle to understand who and what their Teacher really is.  It might be the case that most of Jesus’s followers are too busy seeing what they want to see — a magician, a political and military leader, a carpenter’s son, a wise man — to notice what the blind man — free of all such filters — discerns so quickly: Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of God.  We might say, then, that this is one of the rare and beautiful moments in the Gospels when Jesus himself is truly seen."

by D. L. Moody

From Galilee to Jerusalem Thru the Bible in a Year As we journey through Mark 10 and 11, we walk with Jesus on His final road to Jerusalem. These chapters capture the tension between earthly misunderstanding and divine purpose. Each encounter—whether with Pharisees, children, a wealthy seeker, or blind Bartimaeus—reveals a different facet of Christ’s mission and the heart of discipleship. Mark…

Bartimaeus, once prospering and well, lost his sight, now unclean, a shell, wears his beggar’s cloak to survive and daily begs to keep himself alive. —- Palestine a state, prospering and safe, lost in shock, shattered their way of life, wear their beggar’s cloak as he did and daily begs for peace in dire strife. — Bartimaeus met Jesus who healed his eyes, shed his cloak, like sloughing…

35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 And…

Who was Blind Bartimaeus, and what was his Healing Faith? Mark 10:46-52

Mark 10:46-52 tells us about the healing faith of a blind man, named Bartimaeus.  My last post demonstrated the need to be specific when you pray, based on a parallel passage in Matthew 20:30-34.  Matthew spoke of two blind men who cried out for mercy, and Jesus asking them what they wanted before He healed them.  This passage in Mark also shows the need to be specific in our prayers, but it…

Blind, But Now I See.

29 And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. 30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 31 The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32 And stopping, Jesus called them and…