11-14-2021, 09:26 PM
Exactly, Jay: The Centurion understood the Jewish hesitance to enter a Gentile residence, and accepted it as the Word of God. He knew that God was consistent in His own Laws. If there was to be a blessing for Gentiles, too, then it would surely not require His Son to violate the Covenant. So, the only logical assumption left was that Jesus could command nature just as surely as he could command his servants. This is part of the Covenant promises, but the Jews had pretty much stopped believing in miracles, whereas the Centurion had no hesitation.