Matthew 9:27–31

²⁷ When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” ²⁸ And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” ²⁹ Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” ³¹ But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.

Commentary

Vs. 27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Having healed the rulers little girl the Lord Jesus makes His way to His next destination. Now while He is on His way two blind men followed Him, and crying out they say to Him, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” Now they’re doing so not only demonstrates a correct understanding standing of Jesus’ Person, that is by using the appellation Son of David they believed Him to be the Promised Messiah, and so believing that the Lord Jesus is the Son of David; that is God’s Promised heir who will establish His earthly Throne and Reign on David’s throne forever. They cry out to the Lord Jesus to have mercy on them, to heal them of their blindness just as the Scripture says the Messiah will do during His Reign (see Isaiah35:5). Now the Lord Jesus earthly Reign was not then, but His manifestation to Israel and to all who believe was and so the Lord Jesus will not deny these men their request, just as He will not deny yours if you ask Him in faith and with right motives (John 14:13-14; James 4:3).

Vs. 28 “And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

Now as the Lord Jesus comes into the house, the blind men come to Him, and Jesus’ seeing them says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” In that tender moment the Lord’s personal question has all that is needed for their healing, and your and my salvation, if we also respond with the same believing faith, by saying, “Yes, Lord” I believe in You and I want You to come and make Your Home in Me too (Rev. 3:20).

 Vs. 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”

 With the blind men’s simple declaration of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ’s ability to heal them, He then reaches out and touches their eyes and says to them, “According to your faith let it be to you.” Now Jesus didn’t have to touch their eyes to heal them, but in touching them He made a very personal connection with them, and those observing His doing so must have also seen His gentleness in that moment of healing grace, of God’s Mercy being extended to the least of these.

 Vs. 30-31 ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” ³¹ But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.

Jesus then having restored sight to the blind men now sternly warns them, to tell no one, saying to them, “See that no one knows it.” Why the Lord did not want it revealed is up to speculation; but what is not is what the blind men did after Jesus told them to tell no one, they went out into all that country and told people about what He had done for them everywhere. Obviously they were overwhelmed with what the Lord Jesus had done for them, nonetheless the Lord sternly warned them to tell no one, for the Lord alone knows the cause and effect of our actions, and having sternly warned them not too He would’ve foreseen just what the ramifications of their doing so would be; nonetheless as we will also see the Lord Jesus can and will accomplish His Will in spite of mankind’s disobediences, our response then should be to align ourselves with Him in this by always seeking to obey Him and His Will for us rather than following our own hearts desires, which always cause more harm than good in matters of the Kingdom. 

Scripture Quotations

The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982.