Mathew15:22-28 "And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts and cried unto him, saying, 'Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter grievously vexed with a devil.' But he answered her not a word. And his disciple: came besought him, saying;...

 'Send her away, for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, ‘I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ Then came she and worshipped him, saying, ‘Lord, help me’ But he answered and said, 'It is not meet to take the children's bread and to cast it to dogs. And she said, 'Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters table.' 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.’


In this story about a woman from Canaan there are noteworthy points:

  • Lack of mercy and lover charged against Jesus (if the incident is reported correctly).
  • Degraded discrimination in regard to the uplifting of this tribe and not for the others.
  • Tribal pride of descendance and prejudice against other and calling them dogs.
  • An ignorant polytheist woman debated with him and won him over.