Why did the crowd put all who were lame, blind, crippled and mute at the feet of Jesus?

The English Standard Version reads that the crowds put them (eripsan autos)—that is, the lame, blind, crippled, and mute—at the feet of Jesus. The Greek word eripsan literally means to throw or cast. This was not done, however, out of disregard for the ill, but from sheer haste.  In this way many came to him with this single purpose: to seek healing for the lame, the disabled, the blind, and many others who were ill. In this case—unlike in Tyre and Sidon (Matthew 15:21–28)—it made no difference whether these people were Jews or Gentiles. All who came received help, and this continued on for three days (Matthew 15:32). The ministry of Jesus was therefore not in any way hindered here, but rather served to glorify the God of Israel (Matthew 15:31). From the very beginning, people from the Decapolis had come to him (Matthew 4:25), and Jesus himself had already previously performed miraculous healings in this same region (Matthew 8:28–34)¹. The fact that they put them at his feet is also a striking expression of subservience and awe. The people bring to Jesus a remarkable kind of offering: a collection of pitiable individuals. Yet from this offering rises the incense of faith and expectation—and Jesus does not fail to deliver in response to it².