Matthew 9:27. And as Jesus passed by from thence. Probably as He left the house of the ruler, certainly while on a journey.

Two blind men followed him. Peculiar to Matthew. Blindness was common in the East, and it was natural that the sufferers consorted. To follow Him, they need only let the crowd take them along.

Crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. Blind men naturally use their voices a great deal. The title, ‘Son of David,' applied to Christ by all the blind men whose recovery is mentioned by Matthew, certainly implied His Messiahship.

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Old Testament