The blind and the lame

In yesterday's readings, there was a good link between all
three:

In 2 Samuel 5, the Jebusites had set "the blind and lame" on the
wall. I see 2 different possibilities here. Either they had actually
put blind and lame men on the wall, as if to show how confident they
were in their stronghold, or they were actually idols, and they were
simply mocking David - "look, these idols which you call blind and
lame will protect us". Either way, it didn't work. David took
the city.

In the middle reading, Jeremiah 10, we see the foolishness of making
idols. In verse 5 we read how these idols need to be carried because
they cannot walk. They have mouths but they don't speak, and ears but
don't hear. In other words, they are blind and lame. Just like
all who trust in them.

Finally, in Matthew chapter 21 we have the Lord Jesus healing the
blind and the lame in the Temple in Jerusalem.

It's amazing how sometimes the readings all seem to come together like
this. Robert Roberts was 14 years old when he put the plan together -
for my money he did a pretty good job.