Bible Commentary

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. Mat 15:21; Mat 15:28 Then Jesus went thence and departed Into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. The woman of Canaan I. What made … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:28”

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 27. yet the dogs eat of the crumbs ] “Yet,” of the E. V., is misleading. Translate “ for even; ” the woman takes Jesus at his word, accepts the name of reproach, and claims the little … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:27”

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs. 26. to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs ] The “children” are the Jews; the “dogs” are the Gentiles. This was the name applied by the Jews to all outside the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:26”

Then came she and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me. Verse 25. Lord, help me.] Let me also share in the deliverance afforded to Israel. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible She here acknowledgeth his Divine power, and implores his help; thus showing that she believed him to be the Son … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:25”

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 24. I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel ] Jesus came to save all, but His personal ministry was confined, with few exceptions, to the Jews. The thought of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:24”

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 23. answered her not a word ] Jesus, by this refusal, tries the woman’s faith, that he may purify and deepen it. Her request must be won by earnest prayer, “lest the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:23”

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 is grievously vexed with a devil. 22. a woman of Canaan ] Called in Mark “a Greek, a Syrophnician by nation.” The two expressions are identical, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:22”

Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 21. the coasts ] The neighbourhood, district, not the sea-shore, as might be thought. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 21 28. The Daughter of a Canaanite Woman is cured Mar 7:24-30 This narrative of faith without external observance or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:21”

These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Verse 20. These – defile a man] Our Lord’s argument is very plain. What goes into the mouth descends into the stomach and other intestines; – part is retained for the nourishment of the body, and part … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:20”

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 19. For out of the heart proceed ] The enumeration follows the order of the Commandments. Evil thoughts harmful reasonings form a class under which the rest fall, indicating, too, that the transgression of the Commandments is often in thought, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:19”