Queen's Road Cell

1. How does Jesus display His kingship and character in 18:35-43? Jesus acknowledged the beggar’s call of “Son of David”, a royal designation. He commands the beggar  (Bartimaeus Mk 10:46) to be brought to Him.  There was compassion for one man crying out. He asks what the beggar wants, as if He had the power to accomplish it .  Matthew tells us that Jesus touched the man’s eyes, but Luke records no action. He mentions only the healing words, to which Jesus added, 'your faith has made you well' ( 18:42, cf. 8:48, 17:19). This does not mean that the man’s faith created the cure, but that it was the means by which he received it.(Morris)   2. In what ways does the blind beggar show faith in the King (18:38-43)? The blind man must have heard of Jesus. He seized his opportunity and called on Jesus as 'Son of David', the only one in this Gospel to address Jesus in this way (the expression is also used by Jesus in 20:41) He called/cried out loudly He called out per...

 16. The ruler feels that he can confidently claim to have obeyed each one of the commandments Jesus has named (18:21). But does Luke 18:22-23 suggest that the ruler is obeying the first commandment (Ex 20:3) perfectly? Why or why not? N.B.  'Ruler' is not specific. His youth (cf. Mt 19:22) would have made high office unlikely.    We have no evidence that Jesus sought to provoke the man. Mark (10:21) tells us that Jesus 'loved him'. His motivation for all he said to the man was out of this love. The ruler assumed he needed to do some work that he was not doing (cf. John 6:27-28 7  Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” 28  Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God? ” )   He could not see his failure to follow the first and greatest commandment. He loved his money more than the one he called 'g...