1062 seem to have a difficulty in walking by faith. Jesus eulogized the centurion’s faith which He never found in Israel, because it was faith indeed, in .nowise depending upon sight or touch but counting the thing that was not as though it was, on the word of the liv ing God.— Parr. v. 9. Man under authority. My word has the authority of Herod or Caesar. How much more thine with the authority of God.— Laidlaw. v. 10. Jesus marvelled. Two things He marvelled at— great faith and un belief (Mk. 6 :6).— Comp. Bible. There were two instances of great faith and in both cases Gentiles (15:28).— Garry. v. 11. Many shall come. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob offered in faith. A Gentile centurion had just manifested the same faith, whereas the Jews, the true heirs of the kingdom, fell short of it. Therefore many from the east and west (Gentiles) should be enrolled in the heavenly kingdom with those who in past ages had entered through faith.—K. B. The centurion was in some sense the first fruits of the Gen tiles and our Lord sees in him the forerunner of a long train who shall exercise a faith which puts the chil dren of the kingdom to shame.—Mac- laren. He yearns with a great yearning over His unbelieving countrymen whose exclusion at last from the heavenly kingdom would be felt with all the sharper pain because multitudes from far less favored lands were safe with in— at home with the patriarchs of the chosen nation, while they, the natural heirs, were exiles from it.— Exp. Bible. Kingdom of heaven. Certainly does not mean the millennial kingdom, for the next verse distinctly states that the Jews (children of the kingdom) will be cast out of it. That the Jews as a nation have been cut off from the heav enly kingdom of the present dispensa tion except as they may as individuals become a part of the true church, is manifest to all.— Sel.
THE K I N G ’ S BUSINESS v. 12. ■Cast into outer darkness. Used only three times in Scripture (Matt. 8:12; 22:13; 25:30). Dark ness implies the absence of light and is itself the antithesis of heaven. Add to that the qualifying word “ outer”— literally “ outermost of darkness.” In addition there is “ weeping and gnash ing of teeth,” which phrase is used in connection with Gehenna (Matt. 13:42, etc.) No child of God, redeemed by the precious blood, will ever dwell in outer most darkness.— Payne. v. 13. Go thy way. Jesus puts the oil of His mercy into the vase of our trust.— Bernard. 9:35. Jesus went about the cities. What had the life of Jesus been to us if we had only the record of His ser mons without the record of His going about doing good?—Simpson. Gospel of the kingdom. The good news that God’s kingdom was coming—was “ at hand.” -—Torrey. Healing sickness. The object of His healing miracles was to point Himself out to the persons whose necessities were thus relieved as the One alone capable of satisfying their higher and essential spiritual wants. To be a sign to all others that they might believe in Him as the Son of God.—Meander. v. 36. Compassion on them. Wher ever there is the Christ Spirit there is the sense of kinship with the strug gling, with the weary, with the rest less, with the ever moving multitudes. — Lange. Sheep having no shepherd. The Lord spoke of the evil shepherds rather than of the sheep. He will reck on strictly with men that have posi tions of trust and opportunity of use fulness.— Fraser. v. 37. Harvest is plenteous. His eye doubtless rested immediately on the Jewish field but this He saw widening into the vast field of the world, teem ing with souls having to be gathered to Him.— J. F. and B.
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