Companionship. Here we meet two men in company, between whom there are notable points of agreement. I. THEY ARE COMPANIONS IN BLINDNESS . 1 . In community there is sympathy. 2 . In sympathy there is power. II. THEY ARE TOGETHER IN SEEKING SIGHT . 1 . They seek it from the same Source. (a) It was the received opinion of that time in Judaea that Messiah should be a Son of David (cf. Matthew 22:42 ; John 7:42 ). (b) Jesus was... read more
Other miracles, I. THE TWO BLIND MEN . 1 . Their cry. The day's work was not over. It had been a wonderful day, crowded with mighty deeds. The Lord was returning from the house of Jairus, his thoughts full, we may well believe, of sympathy with the sorrowing, of holy joy at their deliverance. But this world is a world of sorrow; sorrow in various forms meets us everywhere. Two blind men followed in the crowd. They could not see the gracious face of the Lord, but they had... read more
Then touched he their eyes. So also Matthew 20:34 , showing his sympathy and helping their faith ( Matthew 8:3 ); cf. also John 9:6 , and supra , John 9:18 , note. Saying, According to your faith ( Matthew 8:13 , note) be it ( done , Revised Version; γενηθήτω ) unto you. read more
According to faith. This expression was connected with a miracle of healing. Not all Christ's gracious deeds are recorded in our Gospels. Some are fully detailed. Some are briefly sketched. Some are merely summarized. The reason for the difference of treatment may be found in the degree in which any miracle afforded illustration of truth. This is not one of the fully developed cases, but it yields one point. Blindness is a common affliction in the East. Christ had just wrought a miracle. Its... read more
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them ( ἐνεβριμήθη αὐτοῖς ) . The notion is of "coercion springing out of displeasure. The feeling is called out by something seen in another which moves to anger rather than to sorrow" (Bishop Westcott, on John 11:33 ). Saying, See that no man know it. Partly to avoid publicity for himself, partly for their own sake, for even the recital of the Lord's mercies towards us often becomes an occasion of spiritual harm, since... read more
Then touched he their eyes - Simply to indicate that the power proceeded from him. Compare Matthew 8:3.According to your faith ... - That is, you have “believed” that you could be healed, be healed accordingly. Your faith covered the whole extent of the work respecting my power and the absolute restoration to sight, and that power is exerted accordingly, and your sight is restored. So with the sinner. If he has faith in the Son of God; if he believes that he is able and willing to save him: and... read more
And their eyes were opened - Immediately. That is, their sight was restored: “And Jesus straitly charged them.” He enjoined it on them in the most earnest and solemn manner.See that no man know it - That is, do not make proclamation of this; do not make it your business to tell every man of it; do not go forth as if I wished that you should proclaim this abroad. The injunction could not mean that they should screen the fact that no one “should” know it, for there were witnesses of it, and it... read more
Matthew 9:27-30. And when Jesus departed thence Namely, from the ruler’s house; two blind men, who probably had heard of his being there, and waited for his coming out; followed him As he went through the streets, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us The title which they here give him, shows that they believed him to be the Messiah; for, at this time, it was not only universally understood that the Messiah would be a descendant of David, but son of David was one... read more
60. Jesus heals the blind and the dumb (Matthew 9:27-34; Mark 8:22-26)Two blind men, in begging Jesus to heal them, used his messianic title Son of David, but Jesus did not heal them till he was certain that they had genuine faith. No doubt there were many in Israel who had no feeling of spiritual need but who were willing to call Jesus by messianic titles simply for the purpose of receiving benefits from him. Again, to avoid attracting the wrong sort of following, Jesus warned the men not to... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:27-31
The blindness of sense vanquished by the sight of faith. In introduction, dwell a moment on the frequency of the allusions to the blind, and to Christ's giving of sight to them. Show how it accords with the typical statement of Christ's work, which also had travelled down from the prophetic "Go and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see," etc. ( Luke 7:22 ), compared with" The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to... read more