Bartimaeus Interaction With Jesus

This passage teaches and enforces many important things about faith and the Bible. Rather than focusing on specific qualities of God, it focuses on what is important in faith and even day to day life. For example, this passage teaches that when we are given the opportunity to interact with Jesus we shouldn’t hesitate to take this opportunity because you never know when it will be gone. Bartimaeus knew this. When Jesus called to him, he didn’t wait to come to Jesus but rather he “threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus” (v. 50). Bartimaeus didn’t wait to get up after being called. He didn’t finish what he was doing before allowing time to go see Jesus. Bartimaeus took the opportunity he had to talk to Jesus and God because he knew that his moment would be limited by time and and access (Barclay,
Another major teaching of this is that our relationship with Jesus is a two way street and that it is, it’s important to be in touch with yourself before going to Jesus. Bartimaeus knew exactly what he wanted: his sight. He reflected on himself and ultimately decided that his greatest desire was to get his sight back. He didn’t just ask Jesus to help him, he asked Jesus to help him by giving him his sight. This specificity is definitely important because it shows God and Jesus that you have thought about what you need and why, and that you aren’t just asking them because you feel obligated or it seems like the right thing to do (Barclay, 304). The third message from this passage is that fully understanding every aspect of Jesus is not as important having great faith in. Bartimaeus was never educated in a temple because of his uncleanness. He didn’t understand the full significance of calling Jesus the “Son of David” (v.). Because of this, he used the term slightly incorrectly. However, this didn’t stop Jesus or Bartimaeus from interacting with faith. Bartimaeus still showed an immense amount of faith in his consistent