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Oct 24, 2024 · Second: This is no ordinary beggar. Mark tells us that the blind beggar’s name is Bartimaeus — in other words, the son of Timaeus. He is someone special, says St. Augustine. The Gospel writers don’t give names for those who are cured; that Mark shares the name of this one is significant. He must have been a person of importance.
Sep 27, 2022 · Jesus Heals Bartimaeus: Bible Story. Bartimaeus was a blind beggar who called out to Jesus for mercy and healing. The faith of Bartimaeus is seen in how he addresses Jesus as the Son of God. While the crowd tells the blind man to be quiet, Bartimaeus just became louder! When Jesus tells his disciples to bring the blind man over, a miracle ...
- Jesus Approaches Jericho
- Two Blind Beggars
- Real Faith Will Focus on Christ
- Faith Will Persist
- Faith Obeys Christ
- Faith Asks Christ
- Faith Results in Salvation
- Faith Follows
Matthew 20:29 tells us that as Jesus and the disciples are leaving Jericho, a large crowd was following. But Mark 10:46 and Luke seem to give different reports. Mark 10:46 says that Jesus, the disciples, and the crowd come to Jericho and were leaving. That agrees with Matthew, but Luke 18:35 appears to disagree when it says, “Approaching” is not “l...
Matthew 20:30 tells us that two men were sitting by the road when Jesus, the disciples, and the crowd approached Jericho. But both Mark and Luke do not mention that there were two blind beggars. They just focus on one of the men. The one man they speak of was a blind beggar sitting by the road (Mark 10:46b; Luke 18:35b). Only Mark gives us his name...
The gospel of Luke gives us the next chronological event. We are told Bartimaeus heard a crowd walking by. The ears of the two blind men worked very well. They heard the crowd, but they could not understand who was there or what they were doing. So, the two men, especially Bartimaeus, asked what was happening. Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke t...
The next important fact about faith is that it persists. Next we are told the crowd objected to their shouting. I imagine that some of us might have objected to the shouting too! Most likely their shouting was a ten on the scale from one to ten! I doubt that these men were shouting at six on the scale. I doubt they were shouting at eight either. Th...
The next important fact about faith is that it obeys. Now Jesus commanded the two blind men to come to Him. I believe that Jesus commanded them to come so that we could see that real faith obeys. The gospels tell us, The gospel of Luke says that Jesus commanded that Bartimaeus be brought or led to Him. Mark tells us that the crowd called him. This ...
Real faith also asks for help from the one in which he or she trusts. These two blind men are examples of that fact too! The three gospels tell us that Jesus asked them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” Notice how the men answered Jesus. Apparently, one man asked, “Lord, we want our eyes to be opened,” and Bartimaeus himself said, “Lord, I want...
Next, we discover that faith in Christ saves. Matthew 20:34 reveals that Jesus was moved with great emotion toward these two men. I think He was moved because He knew they greatly believed in Him. The Greek word that describes Jesus’ emotion actually refers to a person’s bowels. It tells us that Jesus felt emotion for these men deep inside His bowe...
Then immediately after Jesus touched their eyes and said, “Receive thy sight,” they were able to see. Now some men during Jesus’ ministry just walked away. But not these two men. Notice what each gospel says, This is a very special and emotional event. These two men immediately saw their Messiah, the One in which they believed. Contrary to the teac...
Aug 9, 2023 · Bartimaeus’ way was to go the way Jesus was going. No hesitation, no forethought, nothing but focus upon Jesus and His “way.”. 3. There Is Pain in Choosing Our Own Way. It is profound to me that just a few short verses prior to Bartimaeus’ story, we find the story of the rich young ruler in 10:17-22.
Oct 23, 2021 · He is described as a blind beggar, sitting by the roadside. This road is busy with pilgrims going up to Jerusalem, and perhaps Bartimaeus is counting on their goodwill as people go to up Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. What is clear, is that Bartimaeus is marginalized, quite literally sitting on the sidelines of the action as the crowd pass by.
Oct 22, 2021 · The healing of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10. The gospel lectionary reading for the so-called Last Sunday after Trinity (or Trinity 21) in Year B is the story of the healing of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10.46–52. (Apologies to my regular readers for the lack of comment on the previous two weeks of readings.) This reading has an appeal at two levels.
Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was told by the crowd to be quiet. In their opinion, he did not deserve to have Jesus listen to him. Bartimaeus refused to be quiet and shouted all the louder as he ...
