Blind Man Of Bethsaida

It was a symbol for the disciples.

Blind man of bethsaida. According to mark s account when jesus came to bethsaida a town in galilee he was asked to heal a blind. As a result of the healing of the blind man who had seen what jesus saw the command of jesus was that the blind not return into bethsaida mt 13 57 58 and mk 6 5 6. It represents the two stages of understanding of the disciples.

The exact location of bethsaida in this pericope is subject to debate among scholars but is likely to have been bethsaida julias on the north shore of lake galilee. But what were all these to this blind man. At any rate a blank a night without moon or star midnight with its darkness visible even darkness that might be felt.

The blind man at bethsaida jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him he asked him do you see anything. Takes place back near the feeding of the 5000. The healing of the blind man of bethsaida is one of the most fascinating miracles that the lord jesus performed during his earthly ministry.

23 and he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. The gospel of mark meanwhile tells of a blind man of bethsaida whose sight was restored after two blessings from jesus. It is one that has produced a lot of conjecture and misunderstanding even to the point of some preachers who think it s their calling to spit on sick people.

22 and he cometh to bethsaida. The blind man of bethsaida. 24 and he looked up and said i see men as trees walking.

The district might as well have been dark and dismal bleak and black. Now we come to bethsaida and there is a miracle performed in two stages. They came to bethsaida and some people brought a blind man and begged.

And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him he asked him do you see anything and he looked up and said i see people but they look like trees. The blind man of bethsaida is the subject of one of the miracles of jesus in the gospels it is found only in mark 8 22 26. By our lord in his acts of healing finds a striking illustration in the contrast presented between the cure of this blind man and that of bartimaeus.

All the region round bethsaida was charming the glancing waters of the lake the lovely flowers of the galilean hills were a sight worth seeing. 25 after that he put his hands again upon his eyes and made him look up. And they bring a blind man unto him and besought him to touch him.

The sight of the latter was instantaneously and perfectly restored but it was otherwise with the former. And when he had spit on his eyes and put his hands upon him he asked him if he saw ought. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.

In other words the township of bethsaida had already rejected the miracles of jesus according to mt 11 21 and lk 9 10.