Blind Bart
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46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”
50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
The New American Commentary: Mark 13. Conclusion: The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus at Jericho (10:46–52)
This is the last healing miracle in Mark; and if one does not consider the cursing of the fig tree in 11:12–14, 20–22, it is the last and therefore climactic miracle performed by Jesus. It provides an example of one who understood who Jesus was, responded immediately to his call despite discouragement from others, believed in him, and followed him as a disciple.
Let’s take a walk… Jesus did
Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem for the final time
He has amassed a considerable following
Who is Bartimaeus?
—> We don’t really know. His name means only “son of Timaeus” so Mark is just repeating this information in vrs. 46, for his non-Jewish audience, in his introduction.
—> no welfare so family would put these indivduals by the city gates to beg from those coming in and out, only way of income.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
—> “cry out”
—> not a whimper not a meek or mild cry.
—> the word used is “Krazo” or croaking sound like that of ravens, it is guttural, rough,
—> He isn’t going to waste this opportunity
—> He will be heard
48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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—> there will be those around you that when you are trying to call out to Jesus will try to silence your call.
—> what distracts you from Jesus…what distracts you from a conversation with Him.
—> phone, kids, work, schedule, co-workers, family
—> What do you call Jesus?
—> “Jesus, Son of David” —> Only time an individual addresses Jesus this way in Mark, the crowd will address him this way at the Triumphal Entry a chapter later.
—> A Messeanic/Messiah name. Calling on the prophecy from the Old Testament that the Messiah would be from the line of David.
—> Bartimaeus knew Jesus without seeing him or meeting him.
—> I can tell alot about people by what they call members of my family. Especially when I’m back in Oklahoma with my mom.
—> Deanna
—> De Lee
—> De
—> DeDee
—> Jesus knew about Bartimaeus by the name he used. It wasn’t a descriptor of Jesus’ earthly identity but his Heavenly one. It wasn’t a qualifier he acquired at birth or during his life but one that he had recieved from the beginning.
49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”
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—> One determinded person connecting with Jesus can change a crowd.
—> “Take Heart” Tharseo —> typically Jesus says this, on the boat in the storm, to those he has healed
—> here the crowd that was telling Bart to stay down and keep quiet is now encouraged and lifted.
—> All because Bart didn’t give up, because he cried louder because he wanted to see Jesus.
—> Do you want to be with Jesus that bad?
50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
While Jesus’ healing miracles are cool we can get lost on the true meaning?
This wasn’t about restoring just Bart’s sight, if was about restoring Bartimaeus.
Jesus doesn’t heal people simply to make them better, he does it to make them whole, to make them complete in Him.
—> If it was simply about the physical healing then why did everyone Jesus healed and resurrected die?
—> It is so much more than that.
—> Jesus, is always about the long game, not these short skirmishes but about the big overarching plan.
—> Jesus set Bart free from what kept him from following Him. Know Bart is able to follow Jesus completely.
—> This is what true discipleship looks like.
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This passage concludes the section on Discipleship. On what it means to follow Jesus. This section started in ch. 8 with the healing of a blind man and end here the the healing of another.