Matthew 15:21-28 – A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

I Can’t Believe Jesus Said That! (1)

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. (Jesus in Mark 7:27). Jesus spoke these words to a Greek woman from Syrian Phoenicia. She had come to see Him because a demon possessed her young daughter. Without context,Continue reading “I Can’t Believe Jesus Said That! (1)”

Crumbs From The King

Jesus is not acting very “Jewish” in Matthew 15. He goes on record as saying (in front of the Pharisees no less), that food does not defile (v. 10-12). He then withdraws into Gentile territory (v. 21), where He is pursued by a Canaanite woman (v. 22). Is Matthew is trying to tell us something?Continue reading “Crumbs From The King”