The centurion showed great faith in Jesus’ word. Instead he knew Jesus had true authority and could command things to be done and see them completed outside His immediate presence. But say the word, and my servant will be healed: The centurion fully understood that Jesus’ healing power was not a magic trick that required the magician’s presence. “Your faith will not murder your humility, your humility will not stab at your faith but the two will go hand in hand to heaven like a brave brother and a fair sister, the one bold as a lion the other meek as a dove, the one rejoicing in Jesus the other blushing at self.” (Spurgeon)Ĭ. He won the high opinion of others and yet he held a low estimation of himself.” (Spurgeon) “Two features of character blend in him which do not often meet in such graceful harmony. Strong faith and great humility are entirely compatible. They said he was deserving he felt himself undeserving. They praised him for building a house of worship he felt unworthy that Jesus would come to his house. The elders said he was worthy he said he was not worthy. Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof: The centurion knew that it might be a problem for this prominent rabbi to come into his home, so he had his friends meet Jesus on the way to say that it was not necessary for Him to come all the way to the home. Obolot 18:7: “The dwelling-places of Gentiles are unclean.”ī. Pate cites a rabbinic writing known as m. Would Jesus have entered a Gentile’s house? It was completely against Jewish custom, but not against God’s law.
Then Jesus went with them: Jesus did not hesitate to go to the centurion’s house, and we half wish the centurion would have allowed Him. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”Ī. For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.
(6-8) The centurion tells Jesus that He need not come, because he knows that Jesus need not be present to do His work. “These considerations suggest that the captain was a God-fearer, a Gentile who embraced Israel’s God but who did not undergo circumcision.” (Pate) 2. In contrast, we can come to Jesus directly without a representative even when we are unworthy He justifies the ungodly (Romans 4:5). The one for whom He should do this was deserving: The Jewish leaders did this for the centurion because he was a worthy man. He sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant: Apparently, the centurion did not think himself worthy of a personal meeting with Jesus, and perhaps thought Jesus would not want to meet with a Gentile like himself, so he sent Jewish leaders as his representatives to Jesus.ĭ. Under Roman law, a master had the right to kill his slave, and it was expected that he would do so if the slave became ill or injured to the point where he could not work.Ĭ. The centurion had an unusual attitude towards his slave. A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die: This centurion appears as a devout, kind, humble man – yet, all the same he was a centurion – not only a Gentile, but a Roman soldier, and an instrument of Israel’s oppression. This means that the location of the Sermon on the Plain was likely not far from Capernaum.ī. He entered Capernaum: After the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:20-49), Jesus came to his city of residence (Matthew 4:13, He came and dwelt in Capernaum). And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.”Ī. So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum.
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