Why did Jesus say that all non-Jews were the Jews dogs?

Question

Are non-Jews dogs or not? Jesus slipped and said they are, and then instantly changed his mind. Hilarious indeed!

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Then what did he said?

Read this verse:

"A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession. Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, 'Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.' He [Jesus] answered, 'I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.' The woman came and knelt before him. 'Lord, help me!' she said. He [Jesus] replied 'It is not right to take the children's [Jews] bread [blessings and miracles reserved for them] and toss it to their dogs [the Gentiles].' 'Yes, Lord' she said, 'but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.' Then Jesus answered, 'Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.' And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
~From the NIV Bible, Matthew 15:22-28~

Answer 1

He didn't. Jesus Christ taught to love one another, no matter who we are. His teaching was to treat everyone as we like to be treated.

Way to go. Go to a hateful site to get information about Jesus. very smart! answering-Christianity main purpose is to bash the Christians and all they believe in. They claim to believe in Jesus and at the same time, bash and disrespect him. answering-Christianity aka hypocrites.

Answer 2

Where does it say this?

When you (the question writer) takes something out of context...then you will believe what-ever it is you want...no matter what the symbolism is...

(NIV) Matthew 15:22-28:
22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."

23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."

24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."

25 The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.

26 He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."

27 "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

28 Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

(NIV) Mark 7:25-30:
25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 "First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."

28 "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

29 Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."

30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Jesus loves you...even when you mock him.

He is still seeking a relationship with you; you only need to ask him into your heart and ask for forgivenss. It's as easy as that.

Salvation is free. Jesus is calling your name; will you answer?

Grace to you and God Bless.

((P.S. It also tells us in the scriptures that God doesn't see us male or female, Jew nor Gentile, bond nor free...i.e. he doens't look at our gender, race, or the fact that we are slaves/servants or a free person, it looks into our heart to find our true character.)).

Answer 3

You must show references instead of your pick of the verses. Jesus was talking to the woman who was not obviously a Jew and was a Canaanite. The Canaanites were the enemy in the old testament. This woman had a secondary place in salvation history because Jesus was sent to the Jews First. JESUS was impressed by her faith and granted her daughter's healing.

Shalom

Answer 4

Before Jesus performs a miracle, people always must demonstrate their faith. The man with the crippled hand must have enough faith to move his hand, the paralytic must "get up and walk". They could have given up and said no, they couldn't do it. One must have faith in God and take that first step before He will help you.

In this case, the woman had to demonstrate her faith by being persistant and showing Him that she truly believed that He could do it. Believers of Jesus Christ are grafted into the tree of life and the house of Israel.

"I am talking to you Gentiles... If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, 'Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.' Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith." (Romans 11:13;17-20)

Answer 5

He was making reference to the gentile heathen people who at the the time did not have access to the promise ..and specifically to the woman who approached him as though she were a Jew and addressed him as though she was a Jew...Jesus was dealing directly with her heart...to make her persevere...it was the press of her faith...that even though he made her mindful of her own condition...and that he was dealing with her heart before he would deal with her daughter...it was the love she had for her daughter and her determination...that caused her faith to press on and show that in a case where dogs are near to kings family they still get morsels...and it was right there she showed the press and Jesus responded by telling her she had great faith.....

Now in all honesty ...Jew gentile male female bond greek...It doesn't matter who you are ...if you're in sin you are a wretch..a no good rotten dirty DOG....the bible says even your righteousnesses are as filty rags.....so why should it be a big deal to speak the reality of the situation....in this I see nothing wrong....

But as the pharisees and saducees in the time when Jesus walked the earth....i see people looking to find fault...I see people tempting the Lord to condemn others ...while they have sin in their own lives....take heed to your motives ..because truly one day you to will stand before the one who created the heavens and the earth...God bless

Answer 6

That was a common term for non-Jews. You will see even the woman agreed with the term!

Jesus mission was first to the Jews then to the gentiles.

Where do you read He instantly changed Hid mind? Where do you read He slipped. Your question is biased therefore unacceptable.

Answer 7

Most if not all of the things on that sight have been taken far out of context. Just citing the actual verses isn't good enough, you have to see the verses around it to see the whole story.

In the case of this specific event, the woman who came to him was a Canaanite. They practiced another religion entirely. God only acts if those he acts for have faith in him. When he turned her away, but she came back she proved her faith publicly. It was an illustration, if we have no faith, God will not act.

Answer 8

Dear friend don’t be so fast to ascribe the bigoted ideas you listed to Jesus.

Many have tried to change scripture to get it to come into line with their own bigoted ideas.

Jesus Ask only that we love our neighbor. He excluded no one from this love we were supposed to dispense universally.

These ideas you are speaking of are the product of bigoted and confused minds and have nothing to do with the teachings of our dear brother Jesus. They are in truth the exact opposite of the morality and ethics Jesus stood for.

I say this because many so-called religious people ignore Jesus’ teachings of inclusively and call for selective morality and ethics based on judgments about the situation that put values on the beliefs of others.

The True morality and ethics Jesus taught about do not change to fit the situation, and can only be practiced blind to the perceived consequences of the situation and place no value judgment on people of any faith. Jesus saw all as worthy of our love. Can you really fault this?

Ignore the lies being told about Jesus and focus on His actual words not bigoted interpretations of them.

Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 9

this is taken out of context by you he was meaning that the jews commanly applied to the gentiles because the jews considered these pagan people no more likely to receive gods blesssing.jesus was not degrading the woman by using this term he was reflecting the jews attitude so as to contrast his own.ironically many jews would lose gods blessing and salvation because they rejected jesus and many gentiles would find salvation because they recognized and accepted him.

Answer 10

Perhaps you should actually read into the bible instead of trusting a very poorly done website.