Jesus through Him the world could be saved!

Jesus came to His own and His own knew Him not.

How tragic in our lives if we miss  the beckoning of the Savior. God can take the very things meant to destroy us and turn them into our salvation. 

By the Israelites not recognizing their King we Gentiles entered into the Body of Christ. 

The Father knew from the beginning that it was too small a matter that Jesus come only to save the Israelites but that through Him the world could be saved. John 3:17 

Matthew 15:24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

As Jesus explained to His disciples, His resurrection satisfies the law of Moses, fulfills the words of the prophets, and confirms all of the other promises in the Bible (Luke 24:25-27). God is our refuge (Psalm 7:1;  Psalm 16:1). God hears our prayers (Psalm 139:1-4;  Psalm 4:3). God has a future for us (Psalm 37:4;  Psalm 23:6). And even more! "For all the promises of God find their Yes in [Jesus Christ]. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory" (2 Corinthians 1:20). 

After His resurrection, the Apostle Paul says Jesus appeared to Peter, the other apostles, and more than 500 of His other followers. Then Jesus appeared to His brother James and later (after His ascension) to Paul himself (1 Corinthians 15:5-8). It is interesting to note that some of these witnesses were still alive when Paul wrote about them. First 5

John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Would you like to see God? Well then take a look at the baby Jesus. Max Lucado

Matthew 15:21-28

21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” 24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” 27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. The New King James Version

The Canaanites, Israel’s enemies in the Hebrew Scriptures, no longer existed as a distinct people. Mark uses the more historically accurate designation “Syrophoenician”. Matthew probably is employing “Canaanite” to emphasize the woman’s outsider status as a Gentile (non-Jewish person). 

Dogs refers to the Gentiles. Rather than conveying personal hostility toward non-Jewish people, Jesus’ choice of words likely reflects a common Jewish sentiment, which He uses to evoke a response from her about Jewish and non-Jewish relations. Faithlife Study Bible

The woman was a Gentile who would have had no natural claims on a Jewish Messiah. This verse demonstrates Christ’s commitment to Israel, whom He called lost sheep. Jesus would always give the Jews the first opportunity to accept Him as their Messiah. The “children” that Jesus referred to were the people of Israel. The little dogs refer to Gentiles. The NKJV Study Bible

Mark 7:24-30

24 From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. 25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” 28 And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.” 29 Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” 30 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. The New King James Version

Jesus heals the daughter of Syrophoenician woman. This is His second significant interaction with a non-Jewish person further developing the theme that God’s kingdom is not exclusively for Jews.

Jesus is noting that Israel was first chosen to benefit from God’s rule, before people from the rest of the world. Jesus is also affirming that His mission is first to the Jewish people, although He foreshadows the inclusion of non-Jewish people. 

Paul makes similar remarks. Jesus is trying to evoke a response about Jewish-Gentile relations—He is likely using a common adage among Jewish people to do so. The Greek term used here, kyrios, means either “lord” or “sir”; it was a typical title for formally addressing a social superior and it seems that the woman is using the phrase in this way. This turning point inaugurates Jesus’ mission to non-Jewish people. Faithlife Study Bible

The woman who approached Jesus was a Gentile, as the word Greek signifies here. She was a native of that area. Syro-Phoenician . Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) was part of the Roman province of Syria, which also included all of Palestine—Galilee, Samaria, Perea, Judea, Idumea, and other regions.

Jesus was in the midst of teaching or feeding His disciples, called figuratively His children. During a meal one does not stop to feed the house pets, the little dogs. Jesus is not attempting to insult the woman by using this metaphor. In fact, He is testing her faith. Matthew records Jesus’ reaction to her reply, “O woman, great is your faith”. The woman understood Jesus’ test and persistently replied that even during the meal the little dogs consume the children’s crumbs that fall from the table. Rewarding her persistence, Jesus granted her request. He cast the demons out, although the girl was not in His presence. The NKJV Study Bible

Matthew 11:21 

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!  For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Matthew 15:21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Matthew 15:22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

Matthew 15:23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

Matthew 15:24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”