{"id":3850,"date":"2013-10-24T07:38:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T14:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2014-08-23T15:26:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T22:26:49","slug":"have-mercy-on-us-son-of-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/24\/have-mercy-on-us-son-of-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Mercy on Us, Son of David!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Matthew 20:34, <i>Eyes received sight\u2026the followed him.<\/i><\/strong><b> <\/b>When the Son of David has compassion on someone and touches their eyes, they receive sight and see him, and the automatic response will be to follow him. His having compassion is first preceded by the heart cry on the part of the potential recipient of Yeshua\u2019s grace, \u201cHave mercy on us, Son of David.\u201d When one recognizes one\u2019s pitiful state and desparate need, how can Yeshua not have compassion on us, touch us and heal us?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/24\/have-mercy-on-us-son-of-david\/attachment\/15213910\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-3851\" alt=\"15213910\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/15213910-1024x890.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/15213910-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/15213910-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/15213910-345x300.jpg 345w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/15213910.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Have Mercy on Us, Son of David!',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/24\/have-mercy-on-us-son-of-david\/',contentID: 'post-3850',suggestTags: 'Blind Eyes,Healing,Matthew,Yeshua',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 20:34, Eyes received sight\u2026the followed him. 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