Lesson 4231

 (Lesson 4231)(08-22-23) Mark 7:24-30

    “ And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.”

    Today’s quote tells us of an incident whereby Jesus removed a demon from a Greek (Gentile) woman’s daughter because of her faith in Him. However, that, to me, is not the most important lesson to be found in today’s quote. Therein, Jesus made the point that the Jews were to receive the knowledge of His coming first, before the gospel could be taught to the Gentiles. Jesus said, “ it is not meet to take the children's (Jews) bread, and to cast it unto the (Gentile) dogs”. 

    The gospel, by divine design, would be preached to the Gentiles only after the conversion of Saul who was Jesus’ hand picked minister to the Gentiles.~