Hello, thank you for joining me today, Forgive Him 15.

The title of today's post is Bartimaeus, tenacious persistence.

Mark 10, verses 46 through 52, the Passion Translation, going to read them all.

When Jesus and his disciples had passed

through Jericho, a large crowd joined them. Upon leaving the village, they met a blind beggar

sitting on the side of the road named Bartamaus, the son of Temaei. When he heard that Jesus from Nazareth was passing by, he began to shout,

Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me now in my affliction, heal me. Those in the crowd were indignant,

scolded him for making such a disturbance, but he kept shouting with all his might.

Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me now and heal me.

Jesus stopped and said, call him here.

So they went to the blind man and said, have courage. Get up. Jesus is calling for you.

So he threw off his beggar's cloak, jumped up, and made his way to Jesus. Jesus said to him,

what do you want me to do for you? The man replied, my master, please let me see again.

Jesus responded, your faith heals you.

Go in peace with your sight restored.

All at once, the man's eyes opened and he could see again, and he began at once to follow Jesus,

walking down the road with him. Wow, what a story. Mark gives us this account of an incident that

occurred in Jericho, approximately 14 miles from Jerusalem.

As Jesus was leaving the city, a blind beggar named Bartamaus heard that Jesus was passing

by and cried out for healing. Matthew's account includes the fact that there were two blind beggars there together.

Jesus healed both of them.

Bartimaeus seemed to be the spokesman for the two.

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