Matthew 15:21-28, NIV
Map stones: Background: her daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession. The mother displays great faith by this Gentile woman..did not stop at ‘No’; ..I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel…vs 24..it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.” (test) ..”but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the master’s table.” (vs 26-27).
What a faith in Jesus, what a wise answer ignoring the insult, what persistence-overcoming an objection. Jesus has the power and authority to grant exception; his pleasure.
End result: rewarded because of her great faith in Jesus’s power.
Matthew 15:21-28, GNB
[21]Jesus left that place and went off to the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
[22]A Canaanite woman who lived in that region came to him. “Son of David!” she cried out. “Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is in a terrible condition.”
[23]But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, “Send her away! She is following us and making all this noise!”
[24]Then Jesus replied, “I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.”
[25]At this the woman came and fell at his feet. “Help me, sir!” she said.
[26]Jesus answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”
[27]“That’s true, sir,” she answered; “but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters’ table.”
[28]So Jesus answered her, “You are a woman of great faith! What you want will be done for you.” And at that very moment her daughter was healed.