![]() ![]() Luke 18:31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.ģ2 For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.ģ3 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.”ģ4 But they understood none of these things. It’s very ironic that the man physically blind had a greater insight into the mission of Jesus than His followers had…even His close followers.Īs you read the Scriptures never forget to make these connections with other passages in close proximity to the current one you’re studying. Second, is the contrast between the blindness of the Apostles and the insight of the blind man. The RYR was sad and rejected the notion of following Jesus, this man very happy. Also, notice as we read our text that this poor beggar upon entering the Kingdom of God through salvation immediately began to follow Jesus. ![]() He had nothing that Jesus would say sell it and give to the poor. He was extremely poor not extremely rich. He had nothing and had no claim to any social status. ![]() Today, in contrast, we have a blind beggar who was at the very bottom of the social ladder. He loved his stuff and he loved his status more than he loved Jesus. He could not release his grip on his possessions and follow Christ. Luke reports that the RYR went away sad because he was very wealthy. The Rich Young Ruler was told to sell all he had and give the money to the poor and follow Jesus. Here, we see two contrasts:įirst, Luke contrasts the blind man in our text today with the Rich Young Ruler from last week. Often the theology comes out as you look forward and look back in the gospel. The Gospel of Luke is put together in such a way that the narrative is full of theology. ![]()
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