The beloved physician Luke wrote how Jesus, “was come near unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging. And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passes by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, you Son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, You Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, saying, What will you that I shall do unto you? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive your sight: your faith has saved you”, and in chapter eighteen and verse forty-three of his book Luke wrote how, “immediately he received his sight, and followed him” where we read:
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God:
and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
The verse reads, “And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God:” Luke began with the words, “and immediately” or “and straightway and forthwith” “he received his sight” which means “the blind man recovered his sight and looked up to see”, “and followed him” or “joined him, Jesus, as His assistant and disciple”, “glorifying God” which means “honoring, making renowned and rendering illustrious the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised with God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. Luke shared how the “blind man” was “immediately” able to see, and he “joined” Jesus as His “disciple” as he “rendered” God “illustrious and renown”.
The verse goes on to say, “and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.” Luke continued with the words, “and all the people” or “and each, every, the whole and everyone of the people within the crowd”, “when they saw it” which means “at the time and moment they perceived, noticed, discovered and discerned that the blind man saw”, “gave praise unto God” or “bestowed, granted, furnished and supplied laudatory discourse to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. Luke shared how everyone in the crowd noticed the “blind man” could see, and they began to “give glory and honor” unto “God”.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we discover the power of Jesus to make this “blind man” see, and he not only “glorified God” because of it, he also became Jesus' disciple. When the multitude observed what happened, they began to give “honor and glory” to God as well. God loves to help people in their physical needs, but this should serve as a “sign” that God's eternal Kingdom is among them. God sent His Son Jesus into the world to “save” people from their “spiritual blindness”, and when they acknowledge their need for Him, they will be given their “spiritual sight”, be forgiven of their sins and receive “everlasting life” with God.
Next time we begin a new chapter and see Luke share how, “Jesus entered and passed through Jericho”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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