Dogs begging for leftovers Matthew 15:21-28

21  And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.  “Ancient DNA counters biblical account of the mysterious Canaanites”. In Science Magazine: sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/ancient-dna-counters-biblical-account-mysterious-canaanites.

22  And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying,  “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.”  Begging for mercy – recognizing Jesus as the Saviour – Turning her back on the Evil one

Canaan – curse in Genesis

23 But he did not answer her a word 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” His disiples, who had so little faith (5x: 6:30; 8:26; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20), told him to send her away who has great faith (v. 28).

25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”

27  She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.”  She insists – she humbles herself – she doesn’t doubt the power of the Lord: There is plenty!

“Bread” (ἄρτος) 21 x in Matthew  15 x in 14:17-16:12

Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Matthew 11:20-21

And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. Luke 4:24-26

When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. Matthew 8:10-12 Roman officer in Capernaum

28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.