Blindness healed by Jesus
Jesus Christ in Capernaum (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Matthew 9:27 –31 “As Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David ’” (v. 27). News of Jesus’ raising of Jairus’ daughter to life spreads quickly throughout the region of Capernaum after Christ touches her hand and performs the miracle (Matt. 9:25–26). Consequently, He is not able to get very far away from the synagogue ruler’s home before some more needy people seek Him out. In this passage, two blind men beg the “son of David” for mercy (v. 27). Blindness in Jesus’ day was a common ailment in the Middle East and created all sorts of religious hurdles for its victims. No son of Aaron with a defect in his sight could offer up the bread of God (Lev. 21:16–21). Devotional writings — not Scripture — found among the Dead Sea Scrolls prohibited blind men from entering Jerusalem. Since God sometimes blinded His enemies in the Old Testament (Gen. 19:1–11), many first-cent