Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 18:39

"And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me." — Luke 18:39 (ASV)

And they who went before rebuked him,

"Be quiet," they cried.

That he should hold his peace:

"Do not interrupt the flow of those marvelous words, or break the thread of that matchless discourse."

But he cried so much the more, You son of David, have mercy on me.

They could not quench the fire that burned within his breast; they only increased its intensity by all their efforts to put it out.

The blind man was so earnest to get his eyes opened that his voice could not be silenced. This was a proof of his common sense and true wisdom.

It is remarkable how clearly the blind people mentioned in the Scriptures could see. Oh, that those who think they can see could really see as plainly as this blind man could, and would act as wisely as he did!

He cried so much the more, You Son of David, have mercy on me. This was his only hope—perhaps his last opportunity—so he made the most of it.

And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace:

I think I hear them saying, "Do not make such a disturbance.

"The Master is preaching, and we are losing his words through your noise. What is all that clamor about? Can you not have more respect for the Son of David than to cry out in that way?"

But he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

That is a good thing for you also to do, not only to keep on crying to the Lord Jesus, but to grow more persistent when others rebuke you. If you are seeking the Saviour, do not be deterred, and if others would hinder you, be the more resolute, the more determined, to be heard by him.