Why does Jesus only heal the white woman after she recognizes her status as a dog compared to the real children that Jesus came for?
Matthew 15:22-28 "22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” 25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” 27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment."
The same story from The gospel of Mark:
Mark 7:26-29 "26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. 27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” 28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”"
The Romans made sure you never read that part, having the Bible in Latin and all. Protestants are the ones that messed up Christianity.
Alexander Powell
Good to see that you are in the Word brother! Continue to read, Jesus has many lessons for all of us.
Levi Butler
Its pretty obvious famalam
The "sheep of israel" (jews) are the children that are meant to receive the food, the greek (european goyim) are the dog that beg for scraps that fall from the masters table
Oliver Roberts
Jesus is the davidic king of isaiah, and as such he fulfilled prophesy to come first for the Jew then for the Greek
After the resurrection there is no distinction between races as it relates to soteriology, this is an early indication of that since he blesses the woman despite being an outsider
Wyatt Richardson
>white people in the middle east 2000 years ago that weren't Romans or Greeks.
Alexander Perry
>The Romans made sure you never read that part But isn't this a bad thing? If the bible is sacred then why would there be a need to hide a portion of it?
Sure, but his lessons make me a bit apprehensive considering they label me a dog under the table
Levi Nelson
Are you a Canaanite?
Nicholas Stewart
>this is an early indication of that since he blesses the woman despite being an outsider but it says when she initially asks to be healed, she is rejected
only AFTER she recognizes her status as a dog eating the scraps from the master's table does she receive a reward
This doesn't seem like racial egalitarianism to me
Leo Hernandez
Yep, God gave Jews everything, but the Jews wouldn't accept the free gift of eternal life. So, God became angry with the Jews for killing his son, and gave everything to us dogs, so that we would become God's chosen ones instead of the Jews.