The Blind Man Sees Men as Trees - Mark 8:24

Mark wrote how Jesus “came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 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”, and in chapter eight and verse twenty-four of his book, Mark shared how the blind man, “looked up, and said, I see men as trees” where we read:

And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

The verse reads, “And he looked up, and said, ...” Mark began with the words, “and he looked up” which means “and the blind man raised his eyes to see”, “and said” or “and uttered, declared and proclaimed”. Mark shared how the blind man observed Jesus' question by raising His eyes to see and proclaimed the following words.

The verse continues, “... I see men as trees, walking.” Mark added the words, “I see men” which means “the blind man observed and saw people” “as trees” or “like they were physical trees”, “walking” which means “ambling, making their progress and conducting themselves in opportunities”. Mark shared how the blind man “saw” people as though they were “trees walking” around.

When we think through Mark's words in this verse, we discover the blind man's answer to Jesus about whether he saw anything. The man was able to see but not clearly. Rather than seeing people as they look normally, he saw them as “trees walking” around. We shall see how Jesus reacts to this man's response, but let it suffice for now to notice Jesus' tender care toward this blind man. God demonstrates His love through the life of Jesus, and when people who are “blind” both “physically and spiritually” yield their lives to Him as their personal “Savior and Lord”, they shall “see” clearly like they never have before.

Next time Mark shares how Jesus, “put his hands again upon his eyes”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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