with the Messiah 4 Humbly Licking Crumbs off the Floor Matthew 152128 Mealtimes with the Messiah 4 Humbly Licking Crumbs off the Floor Matthew 152128 Context Jesus withdrew v21 a break ID: 469811
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Mealtimes
with the
Messiah
#4 Humbly Licking Crumbs off the Floor
(Matthew 15:21-28)Slide2
Mealtimes
with the
Messiah
#4 Humbly Licking Crumbs off the Floor
(Matthew 15:21-28)
Context
Jesus “withdrew” (v21) – a break!
In Gentile territorySlide3
Mealtimes
with the
Messiah
Her background
Canaanite = Gentile
Canaan’s gods: opposite of YHWH
Shouldn’t even exist
#4 Humbly Licking Crumbs off the Floor
(Matthew 15:21-28)Slide4
Mealtimes
with the
Messiah
Her background
Canaanite = Gentile
Canaan’s gods: opposite of YHWH
Shouldn’t even exist
Her
faith
Directed at the right person (v22, 25)
Persistent
Why does Jesus put up barriers to her?
He’s fed up of superficial responses to his call (Matthew 11:20)
Be careful when miracles, not repentance are the big message
He’s sieving the soil
Jesus does this a lot:
Jairus
(Mark 5)
Philip - feeding of 5000 (John 6)
Lazarus’ friends (John 11)
#4 Humbly Licking Crumbs off the Floor
(Matthew 15:21-28)Slide5
Mealtimes
with the
Messiah
Her background
Canaanite = Gentile
Canaan’s gods: opposite of YHWH
Shouldn’t even exist
Her
faith
Directed at the right person (v22, 25)
Persistent
Humble
“have mercy on me” (v22)
Knelt before him (v25)
Deserve nothing (v27)
Is your faith a humble faith?
#4 Humbly Licking Crumbs off the Floor
(Matthew 15:21-28)