Matthew 8:12

“But the children of the kingdom, etc.] The Jews, who were subjects of the kingdom, and commonwealth of Israel, from which the Gentiles were aliens; and who were also in the church of God, which is his kingdom on earth; and besides, had the promise of the Gospel dispensation, sometimes called the kingdom of heaven, and by them, often the world to come; and were by their own profession, and in their apprehension and expectation, children, and heirs of the kingdom of glory. These phrases, abh µlw[h ˆb, “a son of the world to come”, and ytad aml[ ynb, “children of the world to come” f500, are frequent in their writings: these, Christ says, shall be cast out; out of the land of Israel, as they…”

“The children of the kingdom - That is, the children, or the people, who “expected the kingdom,” or to whom it properly belonged; or, in other words, the Jews. they supposed themselves to be the special favorites of heaven. They thought that the Messiah would enlarge their nation and spread the triumphs of their kingdom. They called themselves, therefore, the children or the members of the kingdom of God, to the exclusion of the Gentiles. Our Saviour used the manner of speech to which they were accustomed, and said that “many of the pagans would be saved, and many Jews lost. Shall be cast out into outer darkness ... - This is an image of future punishment. It is not improbable that the image…”

“The outer darkness - Our Lord here alludes to the custom the ancients had of making their feast in the night time. Probably while he was speaking this, the centurion came in person. Mat 13:42, Mat 13:50; Mat 22:13; Mat 24:51; Mat 25:30. Matthew 8:14”

“the children: Mat 3:9, Mat 3:10, Mat 7:22, Mat 7:23, Mat 21:43; Act 3:25; Rom 9:4 be cast: Mat 13:42, Mat 13:50, Mat 22:12, Mat 22:13, Mat 24:51, Mat 25:30; Luk 13:28; Pe2 2:4, Pe2 2:17; Jde 1:13 Matthew 8:13”