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Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:1-43

Men Must Live In The Light Of The Coming Of The Son of Man In His Glory (15:1-19:28). Having established in Section 1 that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the city of David where He was proclaimed ‘Saviour’ and ‘Lord Messiah’; and in Section 2 that as ‘the Son of God’ Jesus had faced His temptations as to what His Messiahship would involve and defeated the Tempter; and that in Section 3 He had proclaimed in parables the secrets of ‘the Kingly Rule of God’; and had in Section 4 taught His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:35-43

The Blind Man’s Eyes Are Opened And He Presses Into The Kingly Rule of God (18:35-43). It can be no accident that this incident follows the depicting of the disciples as ‘blind’ to the truth about Jesus. They are going forward blindly into Jerusalem, where eventually their eyes will be opened. Compare Mark 8:18 with 23 where a similar ‘blindness’ on the part of the disciples is followed by the healing of a blind man. In this passage the blind man recognises Jesus as the Son of David, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:39

‘And those who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace, but he cried out the more a great deal, “You son of David, have mercy on me.” ’ When those in the forefront of the crowds heard him crying out they told him to be quiet. They probably thought that he was begging for alms. But he would not be silenced, and he continued to ‘cry out the more a great deal’, “You son of David, have mercy on me.” Here was one who was persistently seeking to press into the Kingly Rule of God (Luke... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:35-43

Luke 18:35-John : . A Blind Man Healed ( Mark 10:46-1 Thessalonians : *, Matthew 20:29-Nahum : *).— 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. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:36-43

See Poole on "Matthew 20:30", and following verses to Matthew 20:34, See Poole on "Mark 10:46", and following verses to Mark 10:52, where this whole history is more fully opened. It is here again very remarkable, how much Christ attributes to faith: Thy faith hath saved thee, Luke 18:42, which can be no otherwise understood, than of faith as the condition that was required in the person to be healed, for it is most certain that Christ by his Divine power was the efficient cause of this blind... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 18:35-43

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 18:35. As he drew nigh to Jericho.—St. Matthew speaks of two blind men cured as Jesus departed from Jericho (Luke 20:29 ff.); St. Mark of one blind man named Bartimæus (evidently the man here mentioned) healed as Jesus went out of Jericho. So far as the numbers are concerned, no special difficulty need be felt. The second and third evangelists simply record one case of healing in which there were details of exceptional interest. But, so far as the place of healing is... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 18:1-43

Shall we turn tonight to Luke, chapter 18.Luke tells us that Jesus nowspoke a parable to them to this end ( Luke 18:1 ),In other words, the purpose of the parable was to encourage people to pray and not to faint.that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ( Luke 18:1 );It is interesting to me that so often when people come, almost fainting over the dilemma that they are facing, that they are just breathless, at the end of the road. They're desperate; they're almost beside themselves as they... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 18:1-43

Luke 18:1 . Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. We have continual wants, and God is always ready to hear. And as we must always be thinking of good or of evil, it is best to set the Lord always before us, and so to have our stated times of prayer, that the fire shall never go out on the altar of our heart. We should continue in prayer, because in many respects concerning particular blessings, the Lord hath just and wise reasons for delay, but he will surely answer in due time. If an... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 18:35-43

Luke 18:35-43A certain blind man sat by the waysideThe blind man’s pertinacity and cureThis teaches us--I.THE IMPORTANCE OF THE IMMEDIATE SEIZING OF OPPORTUNITIES. II. THE IMPORTANCE OF PERTINACITY, IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE SOUL. III. THE ROOT OF THIS PROMPTNESS OF ACTION--OF THIS UNDAUNTED PERTINACITY--WAS FAITH. IV. THE RESTORED SIGHT IS USED IN FOLLOWING CHRIST, AND IN GLORIFYING GOD. (Anon.)Blind BartimeusI. HINDRANCES WHICH BESET US IN COMING TO CHRIST FOR MERCY. 1. Our own blindness. 2.... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 18:39

rebuked: Luke 18:15, Luke 8:49, Luke 11:52, Luke 19:39 but: Luke 11:8-2 Samuel :, Luke 18:1, Genesis 32:26-Hosea :, Psalms 141:1, Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 29:13, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 26:40-Acts :, 2 Corinthians 12:8 Reciprocal: Isaiah 62:6 - keep Matthew 9:27 - Thou Matthew 15:22 - son Matthew 20:31 - but they cried Mark 10:48 - many Luke 17:13 - have Luke 18:5 - weary Luke 20:41 - Christ read more

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