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The Bible doesn't give him a name. Doesn't tell us his occupation, his age, whether he had children waiting at home. And that's deliberate. Because Jesus wanted you to see yourself in him. He left Jerusalem — the holy city, the city of God — and he was heading to Jericho. A city known for commerce,…

The Bible doesn't give him a name. Doesn't tell us his occupation, his age, whether he had children waiting at home. And that's deliberate. Because Jesus wanted you to see yourself in him. He left Jerusalem — the holy city, the city of God — and he was heading to Jericho. A city known for commerce, for ordinary life. This was a man simply going about his day. Normal. Unsuspecting. Just trying to get from one place to another. He had no idea what was waiting for him around the next bend.