Genealogy Of Jesus

Ten business lessons from a blind beggar (1)

Life offers series of lessons to be learnt even in the most innocuous of circumstances. But what can any business person possibly learn from a blind beggar who had spent a significant part of his life by the roadside? Probably not much. Unless that beggar’s name is Bartimeus!

Unless you read it as just a religious book, the Bible is a treasure-house of life management lessons that recommend it to intelligent (not merely intellectual) readership.

The story of the blind beggar named Bartimeus in the Bible affords significant lessons for everyone who wants to succeed significantly in business. If you are a Christian, you probably have read the story several times. It is found in Mark 10 verses 46 to 52. I reproduce it here from the King James Version of the Bible: And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

The story is simple and self-explanatory. If you are a preacher like me, you probably have preached from it on more than a few occasions. It is a preacher’s delight when expounding on the subject of faith and persistence. But for business?

Follow me as we embark on an exciting adventure into 10 powerful lessons anyone in business or proposing to go into business should learn from this story.

Bartimeus represents every person who is trying to reach a particular market. For the purpose of this particular treatise, Jesus is symbolic of that market.

Success in business is therefore a function of how you are able to get the attention of the target market and profit from such encounter.

Competition is a reality of the marketplace. Don’t fight it! One vital thing everyone in business must know is that you are not the only one trying to reach your target market.

The Royal Genealogy of Jesus – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Is often misleadingly translated into English as “law.” Torah is better understood as meaning “instruction.” As instruction, the books of Genesis to Deuteronomy provide an essential foundation for understanding all of Scripture. As the opening stages in the grand story of divine redemption, these books set the scene and give direction to all that follows.

The diverse but coherent contents of Genesis to Deuteronomy are linked in a rich variety of ways to Jesus Christ in the New Testament. The four Gospels all associate Jesus’ sacrificial death with Passover, and Paul speaks of Jesus as our Passover sacrifice (1 Cor. 5:7). The author of Hebrews draws heavily from Genesis–Deuteronomy, seeing Jesus, among other things, as a royal priest after the order of Melchizedek (Heb. 5:6–7:17; see Gen. 14:18; Ps. 110:4). Although these connections and others enrich our appreciation of Jesus, this essay will concentrate on another aspect: the royal dimension. This picks up on the all-important affirmation that Jesus is the Messiah.

In the New Testament, Jesus is frequently called either “Jesus Christ” or “Christ Jesus.” Whereas Jesus is a personal name, the word Christ is a title, meaning “Anointed One.” Christos , from which we derive the English title “Messiah.” When the New Testament writers speak of Jesus as “the Anointed One,” they see him as a king. More than this, they see him as the legitimate heir to the Davidic throne. For this reason, Matthew’s Gospel in particular emphasizes how Jesus is the son of David.