We read:
24-26 From there Jesus set out for the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house there where he didn’t think he would be found, but he couldn’t escape notice. He was barely inside when a woman who had a disturbed daughter heard where he was. She came and knelt at his feet, begging for help. The woman was Greek, Syro-Phoenician by birth. She asked him to cure her daughter.
27 He said, “Stand in line and take your turn. The children get fed first. If there’s any left over, the dogs get it.”
28 She said, “Of course, Master. But don’t dogs under the table get scraps dropped by the children?”
29-30 Jesus was impressed. “You’re right! On your way! Your daughter is no longer disturbed. The demonic affliction is gone.” She went home and found her daughter relaxed on the bed, the torment gone for good.
When a non Jewish woman asked for help, Jesus answered: no. Jesus saw her as a dog (to my knowledge, all gentiles were seen as dogs). Jesus came to the Jews, so he was to bless the Jews first. If I were that woman, I would be very upset with Jesus - perhaps offended - and left the place, but not her. She saw that even the dogs don't have to wait for the left over because children drop some scraps from the table. She really believed that Jesus could help her daughter, and she bet that Jesus is good. The Messiah of the Jews was glad by her insistence. Jesus was good to her daughter.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Mark 7: Jesus helps a non Jewish woman
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