Mark 24-27
24: Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
25: In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a [heathen non-Jew] woman.......came and fell at his feet.
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 the DOGS (non-Jews)."
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2007-10-26 18:27:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
he owed them money and he was messing around with one of those guys daughters so they were quite upset
and why dont you quote the rest of the story where he actually helps the woman he says something like go now your daughter us healed by your faith
2007-10-26 18:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You didn't quote the chapter, which is the 7th Chapter of Mark. The mother had a devil cast out of her daughter by HER faith. Jesus was nice to the Syro-Phenician woman. (verse 29)
You can't let everyone know where you are ALL the time. He probably needed some rest, and some peace.
I would also suggest that you get a proper translation of the Bible. Like the KJV. It has no mention of the woman being a dog because she was a non jew. That is a quack Bible.
If you cannot see that her faith was expressed in her humility (verse 28) then you cannot learn the lesson of this story.
The fact that Jesus ministered to non-Jews is very important. Paul was to do it later.
2007-10-27 01:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus only came to the lost sheep in the house of Israel, not to give salvation to the world, but the Christians are let to believe other wise.
Jesus also instructed his disciples "do not cast pearls before swines" meaning do not give teachings or spiritual advice to the pigs and dogs meaning non Jews.
2007-10-27 01:55:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's called the "Markan Secret." It is actually a common characteristic of the Gospel of Mark - he hid from everybody, not just the Gentiles in Tyre.
And if you want to know Jesus' opinion on non-Jewish "dogs," you should read the rest of the Gospels. His view of Gentiles was actually so favorable as to warrant accusations of anti-semitism in some quarters.
2007-10-27 01:30:55 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Everything Jesus did was the will of the Father. The Father sent Jesus to the Jews not to the gentiles, but He loved the gentiles and died for them too and sent His disciples to them.
2007-10-27 01:46:05 · answer #5 · answered by Doma 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because it was not yet His time
2007-10-27 01:30:09 · answer #6 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋