“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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