29. § 109. The healing of two
CH. XX. 29-34.
29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. 32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
CH. X. 46-52.
46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side, begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called: and they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee! The blind man
Luke xviii. 35, come with | According to St. Mark, Jesus comes to Jericho; by which may he meant that he is a temporary inhabitant of that city. See Mark xi. 1, and xvii. 22. Jesus therefore may be represented. (Matth xx. 29; Mark x. 46,) not as finally bearing Jericho for Jerusalem, but as occasionally going out of Jericho; in which city he had made some abode, it matters not for how few days. See Mark xi. 19. Jericho was a very considerable city; and we do not read that it was visited by our Lord at any other time. We may therefore suppose that Jesus, accompanied by his disciples and the multitude, and intent on his great work of propagating the gospel, went out of this city, knowing that a fit occasion of working a miracle would SEC. 108, 109.]
| request. Perea. | |
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| blind men near Jericho. | |
| CH. XVIII. 35-43. CH. XIX. 1. | |
| 35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging; | |
| 36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. | |
| 37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. | |
| 38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. | |
| 39 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. | | | 40 And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, | |
| 41 Saying, What wilt thou that I | | present itself; and that on his return, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, (Luke xviii. 35,) he restored the blind men to sight. It is likewise probable that Jesus, having given this proof of his divine mission, or foreseeing that so great a miracle would create too much attention in the people, prudently and humbly passed through Jericho on his return to it, (Luke xix. 1,) and continued his journey to Jerusalem. As to the remaining difficulty, that Matthew mentions two blind men, and the other Evangelists only one, I must refer to Le Clerc's maxim, before quoted; (see § 57, note); adding that Bartimeus may have been the more remarkable of the two, and the more eminent for his faith in Jesus. NEWCOMF. § 109. The healing of two
| MATTHEW. CH. XX. 29-34. 33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. | MARK. CH. X. 46-52. said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. | | --- | --- |
| § 110. The visit to Zaccheus. Parable of | |
SEC. 109, 110.]
blind men near Jericho.
CH. XVIII. 35-43. CH. XIX. 1.
shall do unto thee! And he said,
Lord, that I may receive my sight.
42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying
God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
CH. XIX.
AND Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
the ten Minae. Jericho.
CH. XIX. 2-28.
2 And behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him;
for he was to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down: for to-day I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor;
and if I have taken any thing from any man, by false accusation, I restore him four-fold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
§ 110. The visit of Zaccheus. Parable of
Luke xix. 12.] Here is a fine allusion to historical facts, first observed by Le Clerc. Thus Herod the Great solicited the kingdom of Judea at Rome. (Jos. Antiq Jud. XIV xiv. 1. 5 XV. vi. 1. 7.) and was appointed king by the interest of Anthony with the senate; and afterwards he sailed to Rhodes, divested himself of his diadem, and received it again from Augustus. In like manner his sons Archelaus and Antipas SEC. 110.]
the ten Minae. Jericho.
CH. XIX. 2-28.
12 He said the before, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come:
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layest not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. 22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: 23 Wherefore then gavest not thon my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury!
repaired to the imperial city, that they might obtain the kingdom on their father's death; and we read, (Jos. Antiq. Jud. XIV. xi. 1, and xiii. 2,) that the Jews sent an embassy thither, with accusations against Archelaus. NEWCOMB, Obs. on our Lord, p. 83. sec. 110, 111.]
the ten Minac. Jericho.
CH. XIX. 2-28.
24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath, shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. 27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
before the Passover. Bethany.
CH. XI. 55-57. CH. XII. 1, 9-11.
55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. 56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him. CH. XII.
THEN Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
PART VII.
OUR LORD'S PUBLIC ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM,
AND THE