The Blind Bartimaeus
Blind bartimaeus receives his sight.
The blind bartimaeus. Collins forerunner bible study may june 2015. What is the story of blind bartimaeus answer. When jesus tells his disciples to bring the blind man over a miracle happens because of his faith.
A parallel account mentions two blind men matthew 20 30 but mark focuses on the one who was no doubt familiar to his readers. Jesus christ heals blind bartimaeus mark 10 46 52 before we proceed let us read the whole story found in mark 10 46 52. Afterward let us carefully dissect the story and discover the golden nuggets of lessons from it.
47 when he heard that it was jesus of nazareth he began to shout jesus son of david have mercy on me. Until one day he heard a commotion. Each of the three synoptic gospels tells of jesus healing the blind near jericho as he passed through that town shortly before his passion.
The faith of bartimaeus is seen in how he addresses jesus as the son of god. 46 then they came to jericho. The gospel of mark tells of the cure of a man named bartimaeus healed by jesus as he is leaving jericho the gospel of matthew and the gospel of luke include different versions of this story.
And as he went out of jericho with his disciples and a great number of people blind bartimaeus the son of timaeus sat by the highway side begging. This was not an ordinary commotion as people were rushing and making lots of noise more than the usual. Bartimaeus was a blind beggar who called out to jesus for mercy and healing.
The story of blind bartimaeus occurs in the gospel of mark and concerns the healing of a blind beggar called bartimaeus the son of timaeus. 46 and they came to jericho. Luke 18 35 43 although the accounts of the healing of bartimaeus are similar they contain a few significant differences.
47 and when he heard that it was jesus of nazareth he began to cry out and say jesus thou son of david have mercy on me. So blind bartimaeus asked what was happening and he heard that jesus of nazareth was passing by and suddenly he saw his deliverance.