29 And as they departed from Je- richo, a great iBiiltitude followed him.
30 And, behold, two Wind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on lis, O Lord, ihou Sou of David.
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace : but they cried the more, say-
ing, Have mercy on us, 0 Lord, tJiou Son of David.
32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said. What will ye that I shall do unto you ?
33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and toiiched their eyes : and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
In these verses we have a touching picture of an event in our Lord's history. He heals two blind men sitting by the way side near Jericho. The circumstances of the event contain several deeply interesting lessons, which all professing Christians would do well to remember.
For one thing, let us mark ivhat strong faith may sometimesbefoundjivhereit might least havebeen expected. Blind as these two men were, they believed that Jesus was able to help them. They never saw any of our Lord's miracles. They knew Him only by hear-say, and not face to face. And yet, as soon as they heard that He was passing by, they ^^ cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, 0 Lord, thou Son of David."