Blind Man Jesus
37 they told him jesus of nazareth is passing by 38 he called out jesus son of david have mercy on me 39 those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet but he shouted all the more son of david have mercy on me.
Blind man jesus. Next the pharisees again ask the man about jesus and reflecting on the miracle the man replies in verse 17. Neither this man nor his parents sinned said jesus but this happened so that the works of god might be displayed in him. 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.
They look like trees walking around. His disciples asked him rabbi who sinned this man or his parents that he was born blind jesus replied. The blind man had no problem excepting jesus for who he was.
According to the gospel of john 9 1 12 jesus saw a man who had been blind since birth. 2 his disciples asked him rabbi who sinned this man or his parents that he was born blind 3 jesus answered it was not that this man sinned or his parents but that god s works might be revealed in connection with him. Jesus leads the blind man outside the village possibly to avoid publicity.
Go and tell an tell your story of jesus to someone. This is also the first time that jesus is identified as a son of david. He is a prophet the man is starting to progress in his understanding moving from referring to jesus as he had earlier the man they call jesus to recognizing that god has worked through him somehow.
A blind man sees. This blind man then is only the second to ever identify jesus as such and hes not exactly in good company. Then jesus spit on the man s eyes and put his hands on him jesus then asked do you see anything this is a very important question because it indicates that jesus was intentionally making a point.
If you have encountered jesus if you believe the son of man then you have a testimony like the blind man. The man said i see people. It was foretold that the messiah would come from the house of david but so far jesus lineage has not been mentioned at all mark is the gospel without any information about jesus family and birth.
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. 9 as jesus was passing by he saw a man blind from birth. He wasn t even sure who jesus was but he knew that he had once been blind and now after jesus he could see.
