Christ's healing of blind Bartimaeus stands as a profound miracle, recorded in multiple accounts with slight variations in location and the number of individuals healed. Matthew and Mark note the healing occurred as Jesus left Jericho, while Luke describes it as happening when He was coming near Jericho, a difference explained by the existence of two Jerichos, old and new, situated close to each other. Matthew mentions two blind individuals healed, whereas Mark and Luke focus on Bartimaeus alone, the prominent figure named only in Mark's account. Despite the looming suffering He faced on His final journey to Jerusalem, Jesus' compassion shone through as He responded to the cries of the needy by the roadside. Bartimaeus, in his blindness, called out to Jesus as "Lord, Son of David," pleading for mercy. His cry reflected a deep recognition of Jesus' significance. When Jesus asked, "What do you want Me to do for you?" it was a prompt for Bartimaeus to voice his need and faith, preparing him to receive the blessing. Bartimaeus responded with reverence, addressing Jesus as "Rabboni," meaning "My great master," a term of high respect, and earnestly requested, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened." This healing marked not only the restoration of physical sight but also an awakening to follow Jesus, as they did after their eyes were opened.

Jesus Christ healed many blind individuals during His earthly ministry, with four detailed accounts in the gospels. One unique miracle, recorded by Mark, involves the healing of a blind man from Bethsaida. Jesus separates the man from the crowd, taking him out of town, and uses His spittle on the man's eyes before commanding him to remain silent about the healing. This miracle stands out as it occurs in stages rather than instantaneously. Initially, the man perceives only a glimmer of light, seeing men like trees walking, which indicates he was not born blind but still lacked clear vision. After a second touch from Jesus, his sight becomes completely clear, demonstrating that Jesus never leaves His work unfinished and performs it with excellence. The staged healing of the blind man's physical sight portrays a deeper spiritual process. Although the man could sense light, he remained functionally blind, unable to discern shapes and magnitudes clearly at first. Jesus, as the author and finisher of faith, gradually increases the clarity of spiritual vision through His power, reflecting the continuous enlightenment believers experience as their faith and obedience grow. After restoring the man's sight fully, Jesus places a restriction on him, commanding him not to return to Bethsaida or tell anyone in the town about the miracle. This command serves as a mild judgment on Bethsaida, a town where Jesus had performed many mighty works but faced rejection and unbelief, leading to a pronounced woe upon them.

The miracle of healing in John 9 showcases Jesus Christ granting sight to a man born blind, affirming His role as the Messiah and testifying to His Deity. This act of giving sight to the blind echoes the work of God as described in the Old Testament, where the Lord opens the eyes of the blind, and fulfills the prophecy that the Messiah will open the eyes of the blind to save them. Despite this profound miracle, many witnesses failed to grasp its significance, and the religious leaders, blinded by a deeper, spiritual affliction of heart and mind, persecuted the healed man and condemned the Healer, Jesus Christ, as a sinner, revealing a greater blindness in themselves than in the man He healed. The blind man responded to Christ's simple, personal command of seven words—Go, wash in the pool of Siloam—with immediate obedience, despite not seeing the compassion in Jesus' eyes. He somehow sensed that the One whose voice he heard would help him. By obeying without delay or reluctance, he went, washed, and received his sight, beginning a journey that eventually led to true spiritual sight as well. This act of obedience, though seemingly a useless chore to many, resulted in his healing and demonstrates that blessing comes through such faith-filled responses. Jesus healed the blind man on a Sabbath, an act that aligns with the true purpose of the Sabbath as a time of liberation. The Sabbath, made for man, serves as a key element in delivering people from oppression, reminding them that God is their Liberator. Though the blind man's life was not in immediate danger, the healing addressed a chronic condition, mirroring the spiritual state of humanity beset by lingering sins. God provides the Sabbath to free individuals from the chronic problems caused by human desires, reinforcing the significance of this day in His work of setting people free. The once-blind man, when challenged about his opinion of Jesus, bravely declared Him a prophet, showing humble boldness in his testimony despite opposition. This reflects a broader truth that every genuine believer in Jesus Christ will face conflict and opposition for the sake of God's truth. God does not abandon His followers in such conflicts, just as He did not abandon the healed man. Opposition serves purposes such as sharpening testimony and deepening understanding of God's purpose and way of life, encouraging believers to remain steadfast in their defense of His ways.

God exercises sovereignty over both physical sight and spiritual vision, often removing literal or metaphorical sight as He works out His purpose. He declares His authority over human abilities, stating that whether one sees or is blind is in His hands, as seen in Exodus 4:11 where He claims responsibility for making the seeing and the blind. This sovereignty extends to spiritual understanding, concealing matters as part of His glory, according to Proverbs 25:2. In various instances, God has used His servants to blind those who oppose Him. Angels were instruments to blind the violent Sodomites intent on assaulting Lot and his guests. Elisha prayed for God to blind the Syrian army, and He did so temporarily. Paul called on God to blind Elymas the sorcerer for a time, and Christ Himself struck Paul blind on the road to Damascus, symbolizing the spiritual blindness in which he walked. God also warns of spiritual incomprehension as a consequence of disobedience. In Deuteronomy 28:28, He promises madness, blindness, and confusion of heart for failing to observe His commandments, rendering individuals unable to discern rationally or identify solutions like repentance. This mental blindness exacerbates their plight, making them grope aimlessly for answers that exclude God. In the New Testament, Jesus affirms His prerogative to blind, stating in John 9:39 that part of His ministry is to make some blind while opening the eyes of others. He demonstrates this by healing a man born blind, showing that blindness can result from sin or be willed by God for another purpose. Additionally, God's current blinding of Israel is explained as a means to work with the elect, intending to restore her understanding in the future.

In the account of John 9, the theme of blindness, both physical and spiritual, is central to the narrative. Jesus Christ encounters a man born blind, and His disciples question whose sin caused this condition. Jesus responds that the man was born blind so that the power of God could be manifested in him. Declaring Himself the Light of the world, Jesus instructs the man to wash in the pool of Siloam, and upon doing so, the man is healed. This miraculous event showcases God's glory through the restoration of sight. The healing sparks controversy among the Pharisees, who refuse to believe the man was truly blind, even after his parents confirm his condition from birth. The Pharisees' skepticism reveals their own spiritual blindness, as they deny the truth before them and cling to their assumptions. They question the man and his parents, seeking to discredit the miracle, but the man's testimony remains steadfast: though he was blind, now he sees. His humility in admitting what he does not know contrasts sharply with the Pharisees' false confidence in their understanding. The man born blind represents those who, starting from a place of ignorance, receive revelation from God and grow in true knowledge. His journey begins with physical healing but progresses to spiritual insight as he recognizes Jesus as more than a man, ultimately affirming His divine nature. In contrast, the Pharisees, claiming to see, are rendered even more blind by their rejection of Jesus, demonstrating an unwillingness to face the truth. Spiritual blindness is further highlighted as a condition influenced by satan's deception, where individuals remain unaware of their need for Christ. Unlike the man who acknowledges his limitations and receives sight, many today, like the Pharisees, lack a sense of need, dismiss Jesus' teachings as foolish, and bear guilt for rejecting Him. The story underscores that true sight comes from responding to God's call, admitting one's need, and submitting to the authority of the Father and the Son, leading to growth in grace and knowledge. The narrative concludes with a profound question from Jesus to the healed man: "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" This question emphasizes the importance of entrusting one's spiritual well-being to Christ, a decision that separates those who receive sight from those who remain in darkness. The Pharisees, blind to their own shortcomings, are contrasted with the healed man, whose humility allows him to see both physically and spiritually, ultimately finding himself in the care of Jesus Christ after being cast out by the world.

Blindness, as a spiritual and physical curse, is a profound consequence of disobedience and sin. The Lord strikes with madness, blindness, and confusion of heart, as seen in Deuteronomy 28:28-29, where one gropes in darkness at noonday, unable to prosper. This curse devastates by hindering the ability to recognize the true problem, rendering solutions nearly impossible. Nations and individuals alike suffer from this blindness, failing to see that the absence of God is the root of their predicaments, focusing instead on superficial conflicts and solutions. Sin inherently brings blindness, as Proverbs 14:34 states that sin is a reproach to any people. Disobedience sows madness and clouded understanding, while obedience, as Psalm 111:10 and Psalm 19:8 suggest, enlightens the eyes and brings wisdom. Sin muddles the mind, making further wrong decisions easier, creating a vicious cycle where blindness causes sin, and sin causes deeper blindness. This snare of sin entangles even the converted, as its nature is to obscure understanding, despite the help of God's Spirit. Romans 1:18-28 illustrates how men suppress truth through unrighteousness, blinding themselves by choice. God, in response, gives them over to their debased minds and vile passions, allowing the consequences of their decisions to unfold. In some instances, as in Amos 8:11, God actively amplifies this spiritual plight by sending a famine of hearing His Word, akin to blinding, as a judgment for rejecting His revelation. Similarly, in II Thessalonians 2:10-12, God sends strong delusion to those who reject truth, intensifying their chosen blindness. The hardening of Pharaoh's heart during the Exodus exemplifies this pattern, where God cursed Pharaoh with a heart prone to poor choices as a consequence of his earlier decisions to oppress Israel. This hardening, a form of blindness, was not the starting point but a result of Pharaoh's initial free choices, leading to his destruction. In Matthew 6:21-24, Jesus Christ teaches that spiritual eyesight depends on what one treasures and serves. A good eye fills the body with light, but a bad eye, focused on mammon—anything not of God—plunges one into darkness. Losing focus on God leads to stumbling and sin, regressing understanding in a gradual descent into deeper blindness. Among the converted, blindness persists, as seen in the letter to the Laodiceans, where Christ points out their unawareness of their true condition due to distraction by mammon. Indicators of this blindness, as noted in I John 2:11 and II Peter 1:5-9, include hating a brother or lacking faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, kindness, or love. These shortcomings reveal a suppressed truth and a failure to keep God in all thoughts, signaling a strained relationship with Him that requires self-examination and effort to restore clear spiritual vision. God desires to help overcome this blindness, but the choice to refocus on Him must come first.