Matthew 20:30

And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:35....

30._Have mercy on me, O Lord. _I stated, a little ago, that there was at first but _one _who _cried out_, but the other was induced by a similar necessity to join him. They confer on Christ no ordinary honor, when they request him to _have mercy_, and relieve them; for they must have been convinced that he had in his power the assistance or remedy which they needed. But their faith is still more clearly exhibited by their acknowledgment of him as Messiah, to whom we know that the Jews gave this designation, Son _of David _They therefore apply to Christ, not only as some Prophet, but as that person whom God had promised to be the only Author of salvation. The _cry _proved the ardor of the desire; for, though they knew that what they said exposed them to the hatred of many, who were highly displeased with the honor done to Christ, their fear was overcome by the ardor of desire, so that the...

29-34 It is good for those under the same trial, or infirmity of body or mind, to join in prayer to God for relief, that they may quicken and encourage one another. There is mercy enough in Christ for all that ask. They were earnest in prayer. They cried out as men in earnest. Cold desires beg denials. They were humble in prayer, casting themselves upon, and referring themselves cheerfully to, the Mediator's mercy. They showed faith in prayer, by the title they gave to Christ. Surely it was by the Holy Ghost that they called Jesus, Lord. They persevered in prayer. When they were in pursuit of such mercy, it was no time for timidity or hesitation: they cried earnestly. Christ encouraged them. The wants and burdens of the body we are soon sensible of, and can readily relate. Oh that we did as feelingly complain of our spiritual maladies, especially our spiritual blindness! Many are spirit...

Verse Matthew 20:30. _TWO BLIND MEN_] Mark 10:46, and Luke 18:35, mention only one blind man, _Bartimeus_. Probably _he_ was mentioned by the other evangelists, as being a person well known before and after his cure. _Blindness_ of heart is a disorder of which, men seldom complain, or from which they desire to be delivered; and it is one property of this blindness, to keep the person from _perceiving_ it, and to persuade him that his sight is _good_. _SITTING BY THE WAY SIDE_] In the likeliest place to receive alms, because of the multitudes going and coming between Jerusalem and Jericho. _CRIED OUT_] In the midst of judgments God rememb

See Mark 10:46, and Luke 18:35; Luke 19:1, where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about eight miles west of the Jordan, and about 19 miles northeast from Jerusalem. Near to this city the Israelites crossed the Jordan when they entered into the land of Canaan, Joshua 3:16. It was the first city taken by Joshua, who destroyed it to the foundation, and pronounced a curse on him who should rebuild it, Joshua 6:20,...

EXPOSITION MATTHEW 20:1 _Parable of the labourers in the vineyard_._ _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) MATTHEW 20:1 FOR. The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm at the end of the last chapter, which is repeated almost in the same words at the close, "Many that are first," etc., and "The last shall be first," etc. It taught the apostles a lesson in answer to Peter's question (Matthew 19:27), "What shall we have therefore?" and the primary lesson was that the reward of the kingdom is not of debt, but of grace. There are many difficulties in the parable, which may be better noticed after we have expounded it

AND BEHOLD, TWO BLIND MEN,.... Mark and Luke make mention but of one; which is no contradiction to Matthew; for they neither of them say that there was but one. A greater difficulty occurs in Luke's account; for whereas Matthew and Mark both agree, that it was when Jesus came out of Jericho, that this cure was wrought, Luke says it was "when he came nigh unto it"; which some reconcile by observing, that that phrase may be rendered, "while he was near Jericho"; and so only signifies his distance from it, and not motion to it; but this will not solve the difficulty, because we after read of his entrance into it, and passing through it. Some therefore have thought, that Christ met with, and cured one blind man before he entered the city, and another when he came out of it and that Matthew has put the history of both together: but to me it seems, that there were three blind men cured; one be...

Matthew 20:29. _And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David_ On Jericho a curse had rested, but the presence of Jesus brought it a blessing. We suppose he must needs go through Jericho as once before he must needs go through Samaria. Our Lord departed from Jericho, and a vast crowd attended him; for his fame had spread far and wide. Nothing striking is noted concerning his doings till two beggars come upon the scene. Mercy needs misery to give it an occasion to work. Behold, two blind men sitting by the way side. They could not behold Jesus, but we are asked to behold them. They had taken up a hopeful position, by the way side, for there they would be likely to hear any good news, and there they would b

TWO BLIND MEN A discrepancy has been imagined between this account and those in (Mark 10:46); (Luke 18:35). Matthew and Mark obviously refer to a work of healing as Jesus departed from Jericho. Bartimaeus, the active one of the two, the one who cried, "Jesus, thou Son of David," is specifically mentioned by Mark. Of the other one of the "two," we know nothing. The healing described by (Luke 18:35) occurred before Jesus entered Jericho. As to the form of appeal, "Son of David", (compare (Matthew 9:27); (Matthew 15:22); ...

MATTHEW 20:30 VEle,hson h`ma/j( @ku,rie(# {C} Influenced by the recollection of similar passages elsewhere, copyists have introduced many variations. Since the parallels in Mark 10:47 and Luke 18:38 both contain VIhsou/, it is probable that the Matthean readings involving this word are secondary. Although it can be argued that the shortest reading (evle,hson h`ma/j( ui`e. Daui,d) is original and all the other readings are scribal expansions, it is more likely that copyists, influenced by Matthew’s earlier account of the healing of the blind men, produced b...