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Luke 18:35-36

The four Gospel writers highlight that the Jewish authorities were bent on the destruction of Jesus, and the question that was put to Him was designed to ‘entangle Him in His talk’ v.15. The word ‘entangle’ comes from a Greek word that means ‘a trap’ or ‘a snare’. The Lord saw right through their scheming, and answers by using a borrowed coin bearing ‘Caesar’s image’. This leads Him to say, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s." William Kelly wrote, “Had the Jews honoured God, they had never been in bondage to Gentile dominion [Caesar]; but now, being so [steeped in] their own sin and folly, they were bound to accept their humiliation.” The jaws of the trap sprung unexpectedly on the trap-setters!

OCTOBER - 2026

Did you know that hearts have eyes? Several translations of Ephesians 1:18 render as follows – “having the eyes of your hearts enlightened.” The blind beggar, in the verse before us, had eyes in his head that were useless. Not one gleam of light could register on either of his retinas. However, he certainly had good eyes in his heart. The passersby, with good physical eyesight, were blind in their hearts. They answered the blind man’s question with, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by”. The saw the Lord as just ‘Jesus of Nazareth’, but the blind man, when calling out, did not say “Jesus of Nazareth have mercy on me.” He shouted, “Jesus, SON OF DAVID, have mercy on me!" This blind man could SEE that Jesus was the long-promised Messiah!

“Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?”

Matthew 22:17

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