Jesus Leads a Blind Man - Mark 8:23

Mark wrote how Jesus “came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him”, and in chapter eight and verse twenty-three of his book, Mark shared how Jesus “took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town” where we read:

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town;

and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

The verse reads, “And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town;” Mark began with the words, “and he took” which means “and Jesus lay hold of, seized and clutched” “the blind man” or “the man who could not see or whose vision was opaque” “by the hand” which means “by his physical hand”, “and led him out” or “and brought forth the blind man out” “of the town” which means “from the village, hamlet and dwelling place” . Mark shared how Jesus “lay hold of” the blind man's hand and brought him to the outskirts of the “village”.

The verse goes on to say, “and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.” Mark continued with the words, “and when” which means “and at the time and moment” “he had spit” or “Jesus had projected saliva from His mount” “on his eyes” which means “upon the blind man's physical eyes for seeing”, “and put his hands upon him” or “and placed and lay His physical hands upon the blind man”, “he asked him” which means “Jesus inquired of and questioned the blind man” “if he saw ought” or “whether the blind man was able to see anything”. Mark shared how Jesus “spit” saliva on the blind man's eyes, put His physical hands upon him and questioned whether the man was able to see anything.

When we meditate upon Mark's words in this verse, we see how Jesus used another way to “heal” this person who was blind. Jesus used various methods for ministering to people, and He continues to do so today. Rather than present a pattern for healing, Jesus “spit” in this man's eyes and touched them with His hands. He inquired of the blind man whether he “saw” anything at all, and the man will answer Jesus' question in the next verse. For now, let all who consider this work of Jesus to be another demonstration of God's loving care for mankind and His desire to give them “everlasting life” through His Son Jesus Christ.

Next time Mark shares how the blind man, “looked up, and said, I see men as trees” Jesus, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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