Why was Jesus Silent?

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: Why Was Jesus Silent?

Matthew 15:21-28

Matthew 15:22-23 KJV
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. [23] But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Jesus was silent possibly because she was not a Jew, hence, she was not entitled to the benevolence she was requesting. Looking at the Scripture, Jesus answered her in Matthew 15:26 when He said "It is not right (proper, becoming, or fair) to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." In Matthew 10:5-6, when Jesus sent out His disciples and charged them to "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." He made them understand that salvation was for the Jews first, as the dispensation of the Gentiles had not come. Paul says in Romans 1:16 that the Gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jews first and to the Gentiles. Salvation was first for the Jews, so this woman was not qualified for divine intervention because she was a gentile. Everything was against her. Though She called Jesus the Son of David but He is more than that. The divine intervention she wanted for her daughter was reserved for the children of God and not for dogs (Matthew 15:26). This woman's state can be likened to those who are not yet born-again which Ephesians 2:11-12 [KJV] refers to; "Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world." This woman was a stranger from the Covenant of Promise. Hence, if you don't know Jesus Christ as your personal LORD and Saviour, your situation is hopeless. It doesn't matter if you think you are doing well right now, it is only the blessings of the Lord that maketh rich and adds no sorrow.

Since it appeared the woman was not getting through to Jesus; she appealed to the mercy of God. She told Jesus "Have mercy on me..."

LET US PRAY
In Jesus Name this week God will have mercy on you on every side

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