Luke 18:35

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT, AS HE WAS COME NIGH UNTO JERICHO - on his way through Peraea to his last Passover, A CERTAIN BLIND MAN SAT BY THE WAY-SIDE BEGGING. In Mark the name is given - "blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus," But there and in Matthew it was "as they departed from," or "went out of Jericho;" and in Matthew it is not one, But "two blind men," beggars, that on this occasion received their sight. Several critics-as Greswell, Ebrard, Ellicott, Neander, Wieseler, with some of the Fathers-suppose one to have been healed on entering, the other on leaving Jericho. Others to whom this seems far-fetched, would leave the facts as recorded to speak independently for themselves. One thing seems clear, that these three narratives must have been written quite apart from eac...

35-43 This poor blind man sat by the wayside, begging. He was not only blind, but poor, the fitter emblem of the world of mankind which Christ came to heal and save. The prayer of faith, guided by Christ's encouraging promises, and grounded on them, shall not be in vain. The grace of Christ ought to be thankfully acknowledged, to the glory of God. It is for the glory of God if we follow Jesus, as those will do whose eyes are opened. We must praise God for his mercies to others, as well as for mercies to ourselves. Would we rightly understand these things, we must come to Christ, like the blind man, earnestly beseeching him to open our eyes, and to show us clearly the excellence of his precepts, and the value of his salvation....

Verse 35. _A CERTAIN BLIND MAN_] Bartimeus. See this transaction explained at large, on Matthew 20:29, and Mark 10:46, c....

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 20:29....

EXPOSITION LUKE 18:1 _The Lord speaks the two parables on prayer_—_the importunate widow, and the Pharisee and publican._ LUKE 18:1 AND HE SPAKE A PARABLE UNTO THEM TO THIS END, THAT MEN OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY, AND NOT TO FAINT. The formnla ἕλεγε δὲ καί, literally, "and he spake also," calls attention to the fact that the parable-teaching immediately to follow was a continuation of what had preceded. Indeed, the connection between the first of the two parables, which urges restless continued prayer, and the picture which the Lord had just drawn of men's state of utter forgetfulness of God, is obvious. "The Son of man has been rejected; he has gone from view; the masses are plunged in gross worldliness; men of God are

AND IT CAME TO PASS THAT AS HE WAS COME NIGH UNTO JERICHO,.... Which lay in his way to Jerusalem; A CERTAIN BLIND MAN SAT BY THE WAY SIDE BEGGING: this was not blind Bartimaeus, nor his companion, for they were cured by Christ as he went out of Jericho; but this man before he came to it; for we afterwards read of his entrance into, and passing through Jericho, Luke 19:1 though much the same things are related in this account, as in that of the other two blind men; Matthew 20:30....

Luke 18:31. _Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall he accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spirited on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken._ It would be hard to imagine our Lord speaking more plainly. He tells them of his sufferings in detail describes exactly what happened. But their thoughts did not run that way; and when you are not expecting a thing, it little matters how very plainly you may be told of it. You are doating upon something else, and, therefore, you do not readily perceive the meaning. You kno

BLIND MAN (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 20:30). _...

CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The Unjust Judge and the Avenging of His Elect. (Luke 18:1)_ 2. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. (Luke 18:9) 3. The Little Children and the Required Lowliness. (Luke 18:15) 4. The Rich Young Ruler. (Luke 18:18) 5. Rewards Promised. (Luke 18:28) 6. The Renewed Prediction of His Suffering, Death and Resurrection. (Luke 18:31) 7. The Blind Man near Jericho Healed. ...

A BLIND MAN HEALED (Mark 10:46 *, Matthew 20:29 *). There is one man as in Mk., but the name (Bartimæ us) is not given. Unlike Mk. and Mt., Lk. says the incident occurred as Jesus was entering (not leaving) Jericho. Loisy thinks the change was made to explain the presence of the crowd in Jericho....