Luke began the chapter with a parable about persisting in prayer; he ends it with a man who was persistent in his outcry. He recognized his chance and seized the opportunity. The leaders of the crowd ignored him and even marginalized him more. Yet Jesus heard and responded to his shouts.
Once he is healed, everyone thinks it is fantastic. Those who rebuked him now praise with him. The crowd loves him after the fact; only Jesus loved him before.
It also strikes me that he joins the crowd only to march from Jericho to Jerusalem. The first events he witnessed with his new vision were those of the passion week, i.e., the death of the one who gave him sight. What the apostles could not envision (18:31-34), he was forced to watch.
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