In Luke 7:1-10, we read about Jesus healing a servant of a centurion. The centurion had heard about Jesus and his abilities. Evidently, he believed that Jesus was a great man of God because the centurion said he was not worthy that Jesus should enter into his house. He also said he was not worthy to come to Jesus in person. The centurion stated that Jesus only had to speak the words and his servant would be healed.
The centurion had sent the elders of Capernaum to Jesus to represent him. He hoped that these leaders of the Jews would be able to convince Jesus to heal his servant. These elders willingly went to Jesus. They stated that the centurion was a good man. They said the centurion loved Israel and had even built them a synagogue.
It is interesting that these elders evidently did not want Jesus to come for his teachings. They simply wanted to get Jesus to heal the centurion’s servant. There is no indication that these leaders of the Jews ever accepted Christ’s teaching. In Matthew 11:23, Capernaum is condemned because of its unbelief. In that passage, Jesus says that if the great works He had done in Capernaum had been done in Sodom, Sodom would have repented. He says Sodom would still be standing because of that repentance.
Yet, those in Capernaum were condemned. It had opportunity to hear the teachings of Jesus and to see the marvelous miracles He performed. They were Jews. They were supposed to be looking for the Messiah, but they refused to believe Jesus.
Study your Bible. Learn all you can about Jesus and how to please him. Do not be like the elders of Capernaum. Accept and obey Jesus, and if any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
