Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 9:27-31
CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 9:27. Two blind men.—This miracle narrated by St. Matthew only. Blindness is a far more frequent calamity in Palestine and the adjoining countries than with us. Its frequency is attributable to various causes, as, e.g. to the flying dust and sand pulverised by the sun’s intense heat; to the perpetual glare of light; to uncleanness; to the effect of dews during night on those who sleep on the roof of their houses, etc. Thou Son of David.—See on Matthew 1:1.Matthew 9:28. The... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 9:27-31
This miracle is reported only by St. Matthew, though the other evangelists tell us of some others of the same kind. They followed him in the way, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. These are the first we read of in this Gospel, that made their applications to Christ under the notion of the Messiah (for so much that compellation, Thou Son of David, importeth). He was to open the blind eyes, Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 42:7, and was to be the Son of David, according to the... read more