Matthew 15: 21-28


O woman, great is thy faith

 

Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.  And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.  But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.  But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. (Matthew 15: 21-28)

This woman was a woman who came to Jesus because of her daughter's problem. She was a gentile, geographically living in an idol worshiping land, and a woman who had lived without knowing what sin was against God as an idolater. . Especially in this Tire and Sidon, it was a very spiritually serious place among the Canaanites. However, Jesus passed by here. Jesus must preach the Gospel to the Gentiles, and he will entrust his role to the disciples. That is why Jesus trains his disciples for evangelism.

This woman went very eagerly to Jesus. The woman called Jesus the Messianic title, a descendant of the Lord David. This woman is calling Jesus the Lord, a descendant of David, shouting and pleading for her situation. It was that his daughter was demonly possessed. The woman screamed a few times, but instead of just giving up, she continued to scream in the crowd as she went along the path of the Lord. But the voice of the woman kept Jesus silent. The disciples say this to Jesus: "She screams behind us, so send her." However, Jesus said, "I have not been sent to anything but the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Jesus refused, as the disciples watched, saying to her, "Are you not a gentile, you have nothing to do with me?"

Jesus wants to teach his disciples the evangelism of the Gentiles, but why does Jesus say so? At this time, the woman did not give up and did not step back and acted more boldly. She bowed before Jesus and asked, "Lord, help me." But the words of Jesus to this woman then make her ears doubtful.『 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.』 This means, "You are a dog." But『And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.』 This was an amazing answer that Jesus was a little embarrassed, and it can be said to be the greatest confession a sinner can make across all ages. Jesus told this woman『 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 』

Jesus healed her daughter according to her faith. Jesus is teaching his disciples that there is no more hope for Israel, preparing for the Pharisees, the Israelites who are accusing Him, and the Gentiles who came out to heal the sick. So, the Gospel is what Jesus implied that they should go to the Gentiles. Jesus gave the disciples evangelism training. Jesus told his disciples, "Neither go to Samaria, nor to the Gentiles, go to the Israelites and preach the gospel." However, the disciples would have realized how difficult it was to share the gospel with their people. Jesus was training his disciples in advance.

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