Bible Studies
Mark 10:46-52 – Seeing Clearly
Key Verses:(NRSV)
- 46: “…Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.” – Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho and heading towards Jerusalem. A crowd had gathered to see them pass for the final time.
- 47: “When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’” – Bartimaeus recognized Jesus as the Messiah and made this claim known to all around him.
- 48: “Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly.” – It could have been that the crowd was annoyed by this loud and obnoxious beggar who was making it difficult for them to hear anything that Jesus might say. It is also possible that they were concerned that too much attention drawn towards Jesus might attract the notice of the Roman guards.
- 49: “Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’” – Jesus is never too busy for those who cry out to Him in need.
- 50: “So throwing of his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.” – His cloak had defined him as a beggar; it was his comfort and, when spread out on the ground, his way of collecting alms.
- 51: “Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’” – Jesus responds to this man just as He had done with James and John who had come to Him with “special needs.”
- 52: “Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he regained his sight and followed Him on that day.” – With his sight restored, his need met, he responded by becoming a follower of Jesus.
- What is your story?
Promises of the Gospel:
Mark presents us with seven little verses and a fairly straightforward message; or so we first think. Yet, when we consider how this story follows immediately behind the ill-fated request from the Sons of Thunder and just prior to the last procession into Jerusalem, we start to realize that these verses provide us with an important model for calling Christ into our lives. As we learn to recognize our individual areas of blindness we are to show a willingness to throw off the issues of our lives that tend to surround and insulate us with feelings of self-centeredness. We are then to boldly call for Christ, our Messiah, for His mercy and healing. As our blindness is removed, as the scales fall from our eyes, we can turn and follow Christ wherever He leads.
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