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 he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly”, and in chapter eight and verse twenty-six of his book, Mark shared how Jesus sent the blind man, “away to his house” with instructions where we read:
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
The verse reads, “And he sent him away to his house, saying, ...” Mark began with the words, “and he sent him away” which means “and Jesus dismiss and set a liberty the blind man” “to his house” or “to the blind man's dwelling place, abode and habitation”, “saying” which means “uttering, declaring and proclaiming” the following. Mark shared how Jesus “sent” the blind man to his home and began to instruct him according to the following statement.
The verse continues, “...Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.” Mark added the words, “neither go” which means “no and not in any way to arise and enter” “into the town” or “into the village or hamlet”, “nor tell it” which means “do not speak, bring word or say what happened” “to any in the town” or “to any person within the village or hamlet”. Mark shared how Jesus instructed the blind man not to “enter” into the “village” nor to “speak” of his miracle to any person within the “village”.
When we consider Mark's words in this verse, we see how Jesus cared for the blind man after He healed him. First, he told the man to go home, next, the man was not to return to the village and finally the man was not to speak of his miracle of sight. Can we imagine the blind man's reaction to these words? Jesus performed a wonderful work upon the man's eyes, and he was not to broadcast or speak of it to any person or in any way. When we receive good news or happenings, we are inclined to “share it everywhere”. Jesus had a plan for providing “everlasting sight” to those who are “spiritually blind”, and because He did this “physical miracle”, He in no way desired for that to be the primary focus. The miracle upon the blind man demonstrated that Jesus is, “the Savior and Messiah” of the world, and His “spiritual work” was and is to redeem people from their “sins” so they might live with God forever. Let us be mindful that Jesus cares for the “physical and spiritual” lives of every person, and those who are wise will “believe and trust” in Him as their eternal and personal “Savior and Lord”.
Next time Mark shares how Jesus asks His disciples, “whom do men say that I am?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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