Could someone please explain the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 7: 24-30?

Answer 1

Jesus was verbally sparring with the woman to show her faith. Because of her great faith in Jesus her daughter was healed.

Mark 7:24-30 (New Living Translation)

The Faith of a Gentile Woman
24 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre.[a] He didn’t want anyone to know which house he was staying in, but he couldn’t keep it a secret. 25 Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil[b] spirit, 26 and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter.
Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia, 27 Jesus told her, “First I should feed the children—my own family, the Jews.[c] It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”

28 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps from the children’s plates.”

29 “Good answer!” he said. “Now go home, for the demon has left your daughter.” 30 And when she arrived home, she found her little girl lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone.

Footnotes:

Mark 7:24 Some manuscripts add and Sidon.
Mark 7:25 Greek unclean.
Mark 7:27 Greek Let the children eat first.

Answer 2

According to Mark 7:24-30 it says:

24 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre.* He tried to keep it secret that he was there, but he couldn’t. As usual, the news of his arrival spread fast. 25 Right away a woman came to him whose little girl was possessed by an evil spirit. She had heard about Jesus, and now she came and fell at his feet. 26 She begged him to release her child from the demon’s control.
Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia, 27 Jesus told her, “First I should help my own family, the Jews.* It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”
28 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are given some crumbs from the children’s plates.”
29 “Good answer!” he said. “And because you have answered so well, I have healed your daughter.” 30 And when she arrived home, her little girl was lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone.
Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 . Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

There are 2 things happening here. First, Jesus was trying to hide from the people because they wanted Him to cure them and then become their King. Jesus could not do this because He had to die on the cross.

Second, the Bible calls her a Gentile (there were only Gentiles and Jews) and she wanted Jesus to heal her little girl. Jesus said it was not right to heal the Gentiles (Gentiles were called dogs at that time) until the Jews were all taken care of. She reminded Him that even Gentiles are people and He should cure the little girl. Jesus agreed and the little girl was cured.

I hope this helps,
God Bless You :)

Answer 3

One of the big questions in early Christianity was, "If Christianity came out of Judaism, why are most of our members Gentiles?" Every gospel author answered the question a little differently. In Mark's case, he chose to show the change happening during Christ's ministry.

Jesus was in Tyre, a Phoenecian city never considered to be part of the land of Israel, and then part of Syria. Very few Jews would be expected to live there. Either Jesus was on vacation or he went there fully intending to minister to the Tyrians. The woman's remark could be considered a rhetorical reminder to the Jews that they don't live in a vacuum. Their welfare affects the welfare of their neigbors.

Healing was only a part of Jesus' mission. His message was the main point. In healing her daughter, he proclaimed the power and care of God even for Gentiles. But he was also proclaiming that faith, not ethnicity and nationalism was the guideline of divine favor. The woman's determination exceeded that of Jesus' followers.

Answer 4

The Jews were(and still may be) God's chosen people. They had gotten too deep into religion and less into God. God sent Jesus to preach to the Jews and get them to repent. Jesus was not sent to anyone else but the Jews, not the gentiles, no one.
Jesus is the "bread" (v. 27) for the children of Israel. Gentiles are considered as dogs by the Jews. Jesus was informing the woman that He was not sent for her, but for the children of Israel. The woman compared herself to a dog and ask only for what fell from the Jews table-the crumbs, or leftovers, or trash. Jesus realized her faith in Him and granted her request.

Now this was an incident that happened, but with a prophetic meaning. In the end, the Jews rejected Jesus (bread) and had him killed. So God rejected the Jews and gave the bread (Jesus) to the Gentiles-who had faith in Him. Today there are far more Christians (Gentiles) in the kingdom of God than Jews.
And thats what it means.

Answer 5

Christ never put any from him that fell at his feet, which a poor trembling soul may do. As she was a good woman, so a good mother. This sent her to Christ. His saying, Let the children first be filled, shows that there was mercy for the Gentiles, and not far off. She spoke, not as making light of the mercy, but magnifying the abundance of miraculous cures among the Jews, in comparison with which a single cure was but as a crumb. Thus, while proud Pharisees are left by the blessed Saviour, he manifests his compassion to poor humbled sinners, who look to him for children's bread. He still goes about to seek and save the lost.

Answer 6

A woman who was worldly, rebellious of God, turned into a woman of faith. She believed in Jesus. And knew that even crumbs from heaven would heal her daughter.

Later Jesus called Her a woman of faith. She became a woman of faith.


Also, Jesus went to Israel first. He was rejected of His own people. He died on the cross. After he raised from the dead, He made the way for the gentiles of all nations to be restored to God. The Savior was to be born of Israel (the seed of the Woman Mary).

These verses are part of the Holy Gospel.

Answer 7

The woman's main problem was the same as most of us, pride. The Bible says that God resists the proud, so pride is one of the first things that must be dealt with in order for the love and blessings of God to become a reality in our lives.

When the woman humbled herself, and acknowledged her need, blessing was released, and her daughter was healed. It almost seems as if it is her pride that had brought about the affliction of her daughter, and was causing the demonic oppression to continue.

Keep in mind, this is the reader's digest condensed version, as it would take a long time to go into the background of someone from phoenicia, a greek, etc., but this will get you going in the right direction as far as understanding a very difficult text.

Answer 8

Well, It's a simple thing Jesus Christ grants anything to all people even a gentile who don't even follow the gospel believes in him(his name)

Answer 9

Jesus was sent to minister to the jews when the lady asked Him to heal her daughter, He basically told her that He was not going to waste Gods blessing that has reserved for Israel on the gentiles but when she said that even the dogs can eat the scraps from the children's plates Jesus was impressed with her answer.

Answer 10

It was the faith of the woman, Jesus don't always have the answer we won't to hear at that time sometimes, but He always has the remedy, and because the lady have all Faith that He was the only one that could heal her daughter of that demon, she didn't let go of Him until she was granted her request. A lot of times we pray for something to happen, and we really don't have the faith in who we're praying to, that He can fix it. But the power of God is so mighty, and is so miraculous, that because she didn't drop her faith, she didn't say oh well I knew you were a fraud, I knew you couldn't do it, she stuck in there, and with that very faith, it allowed Christ to perform the miracle. The bible says He that cometh to God, must come believing that He is, and that He is a rewarder to them that DILIGENTLY seek Him. So do you see why she got her reward, because she was diligent