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Matthew 8:5-13
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5When Jesus had entered
6“Lord,” he said, “my servant
lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
7Jesus said to him, “Shall I
come and heal him?”
8The centurion replied,
“Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word,
and my servant will be healed.
9For I myself am a man under
authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that
one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10When Jesus heard this, he
was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found
anyone in
11I say to you that many will
come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12But the subjects of the
kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.”
13Then Jesus said to the
centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant
was healed at that moment.
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1)
According to
verses 5 and 6 what did a centurion ask Jesus for help for when Jesus had
entered
o
He asked Jesus to
heal his servant who was lying at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.
2)
In accordance
with verses 7 and 8 why did the centurion have hesitation about asking Jesus to
come to his home when Jesus asked if he should come?
o
It is because
Jews did not enter the homes of non-Jews in Jesus’ time.
3)
What did Jesus indicate
concerning his willingness to come to the centurion’s home regardless of common
Jewish practice when he asked if he should come?
o
Jesus indicated
his willingness to come.
4)
What did the
centurion’s reply in verses 8 and 9 indicate?
o
His reply indicated
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That he did not
want to make Jesus break Jewish practice.
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And that he had
the faith.
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That
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Jesus could heal his
servant
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Simply with words.
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And without coming
to his home.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what was his
assessment of the centurion’s faith?
o
Jesus
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Was amazed.
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And said that he
had not found anyone in
6)
What do the
subjects of the kingdom in verse 12
refer to?
o
They refer to the
Jews.
7)
Who are those that
will come from the east and the west in verse
11, Jews or non-Jews?
o
Non-Jews.
8)
Who are Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob in verse 11 in relation
to the Jews?
o
They are
patriarchs of the Jews.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 11 and 12 what is the contrast between Jews and non-Jews
in the context of participation in the kingdom
of heaven?
o
Many non-Jews
will take their places at the feast with patriarchs of the Jews in the kingdom
of heaven.
o
But Jews will be thrown
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Outside.
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Into the darkness.
o
Where
o
There will be
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Weeping.
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And gnashing of
teeth.
10)
According to
verse 13 how did Jesus grant the
centurion’s request?
o
The centurion’s
servant was healed without Jesus coming to his home.
o
Just as
o
He believed it
would.
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Matthew 8:5-13
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