Who were the only two non-Jews Jesus dealt with in His earthly ministry?
During His earthly ministry, Jesus dealt with only two Gentiles: the Canaanite woman and the Roman Centurion. Otherwise, His ministry was directed to Israel, as God was dealing predominantly with the Jewish nation during that period. These exceptions stand out from the broader pattern of God's dealings with Israel.
Les explains that throughout the 2000 years before Christ, God dealt predominantly with Jew only, with exceptions such as Nineveh, Rahab, Ruth, and the Syrian General Naaman. Then in Christ's earthly ministry, the exceptions were the Canaanite woman and the Roman Centurion—the only two He dealt with. Otherwise, God was dealing with the nation of Israel.