Category: Healing

THE END RESULT One of Jesus’ miracles recorded in the Gospels is the recovery of the daughter of the Syrophoenician lady. Chapter 7 of the Gospel of Mark is described (Mark 7:24–30). According to Matthew, the incident involved healing a Canaanite woman’s daughter. The incident is described in Matthew as the recovery of a Canaanite woman’s daughter. According to both accounts, it was because of the woman’s faith that Jesus healed the woman’s daughter while on the road near Tyre and Sidon. The Canaanite woman teaches us to be humble, to put aside pride, to persist in our faith regardless

Despite not being raised Jewish, this woman trusted only Jesus’ words. She had faith in his ability to speak a word, and a miracle would be performed. She thus persisted in inquiring. She kept begging even after the disciples begged Jesus to send her away. She drew closer and knelt before Jesus when he appeared to be making fun of her. And Jesus rewarded her steadfast, believing prayer! Are you sick of praying about something? I can’t guarantee that you’ll soon achieve success. However, I can assure you that if you continue to pray, God will respond when the time

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