Luke 18:39. And they which went before rebuked him,
"Be quiet," they cried.
Luke 18:39. That he should hold his peace:
"Do not interrupt the flow of those marvellous words, or break the thread of that matchless discourse."
Luke 18:39. But he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
They could not quench the fire that burned within his breast; they did but increase its intensity by all their efforts to put it out. The blind man was so earnest to get his eyes opened that his voice could not be silenced. This was a proof of his common sense and true wisdom. It is remarkable how clearly the blind people mentioned in the Scriptures could see. Oh, that those who think they can see could really see as plainly as this blind man could, and would act as wisely as he did! "He cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me." This was his only hope;-perhaps, his last opportunity; so he availed himself of it to the full.
Luke 18:39. And they which went before rebuked him,
"Be quiet," they cried.
Luke 18:39. That he should hold his peace:
"Do not interrupt the flow of those marvellous words, or break the thread of that matchless discourse."
Luke 18:39. But he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
They could not quench the fire that burned within his breast; they did but increase its intensity by all their efforts to put it out. The blind man was so earnest to get his eyes opened that his voice could not be silenced. This was a proof of his common sense and true wisdom. It is remarkable how clearly the blind people mentioned in the Scriptures could see. Oh, that those who think they can see could really see as plainly as this blind man could, and would act as wisely as he did! "He cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me." This was his only hope;-perhaps, his last opportunity; so he availed himself of it to the full.