Matthew 8:10-13 hen Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
This passage is the postscript as it were to the Centurion as the next person to seek a healing from Jesus. In this case it was for His servant. It should be noted that to have prayer for a servant is unique in scripture and we would expect this indicates this was a man of honor who followed Biblical guidelines for His servant caring for him enough to even be bothered. His recognition of authority showed how Christ's authority was respected not to mention His time. Understanding Christ's SPIRITUAL authority was important as well. Jesus healed the servant but didn't declare it until going to a prophetic comment about children of the kingdom going to hell in verse 12. Such a statement was; to say the least unpopular especially no doubt among those who thought due to self righteousness and pride that they were superior to these "unclean" Gentiles. This was also the case with the woman who begged him even though she was referred to as a "dog" ( Matt. 15:26-27) who is also NOT a Jew but a Greek who was told she had "great faith" (verse 28).
The above paragraph regarding future events would occur frequently in the Gospels. This shows a vision and foresight that was another dimension in Christ's ministry. His own destiny to die on the cross was His earthly long term goal but His future coming and eternal plans would be delved into along with everything else that seems like random chaos.
11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
This passage is the postscript as it were to the Centurion as the next person to seek a healing from Jesus. In this case it was for His servant. It should be noted that to have prayer for a servant is unique in scripture and we would expect this indicates this was a man of honor who followed Biblical guidelines for His servant caring for him enough to even be bothered. His recognition of authority showed how Christ's authority was respected not to mention His time. Understanding Christ's SPIRITUAL authority was important as well. Jesus healed the servant but didn't declare it until going to a prophetic comment about children of the kingdom going to hell in verse 12. Such a statement was; to say the least unpopular especially no doubt among those who thought due to self righteousness and pride that they were superior to these "unclean" Gentiles. This was also the case with the woman who begged him even though she was referred to as a "dog" ( Matt. 15:26-27) who is also NOT a Jew but a Greek who was told she had "great faith" (verse 28).
The above paragraph regarding future events would occur frequently in the Gospels. This shows a vision and foresight that was another dimension in Christ's ministry. His own destiny to die on the cross was His earthly long term goal but His future coming and eternal plans would be delved into along with everything else that seems like random chaos.
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