Month: October 2022

THE WOMAN’S RESPONSE The Syrophoenician woman referred to Jesus as the Son of David as she approached Him. The phrase “son of David” alludes to God’s agreement with King David. This covenant covered both the Jewish people and the state of Israel. That covenant inc luded provision for healing. Because the Syrophoenician was not a Jew, the Davidic Covenant’s promise of healing did not apply to her. Because it would have been against the law, Jesus could not answer her petition as she had intended. In essence, the Syrophoenician woman was attempting to reap the rewards of a covenant that

BIBLE TEXT: MATHEW 15: 26-28 26. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28. 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. THE CHILDREN’S BREAD One of the most fascinating stories in the bible is the healing of the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman. He