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Matthew 15:21-28

An Exegesis
by
Peter Percy (with Paul Burgess)
February 2009
Mat. 15:21-28 The TEXT
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre
and Sidon. 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 answered, “I was
sent only to the last sheep of Israel.” The woman came
and knelt before him. “Lord, help me,” she said. He
replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and
toss it to their dogs.” “Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the
dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith.
Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed
form that very hour.
The UNITS of THOUGHT
Leaving that place,
Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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 answered, “I was sent only to the last sheep of Israel.”
The woman came and knelt before him.
“Lord, help me,” she said.
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread
and toss it to their dogs.”
“Yes, Lord,” she said,
“but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith.
Your request is granted.”
And her daughter was healed form that very hour.
The STRUCTURE
Leaving that place,
Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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 answered, “I was sent only to the last sheep of Israel.”
The woman came and knelt before him.
she said. “Lord, help me,”
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread
and toss it to their dogs.”
she said, “Yes, Lord,”
“but even the dogs eat the crumbs
that fall from their master’s table.”
Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith.
Your request is granted.”
And her daughter was healed form that very hour.
The CONTENT

Rudyard Kipling wrote:


I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
( - The Elephant’s Child)
(Rudyard Kipling was a Lahore Newspaper journalist,
as well as a writer of stories, in the days of the British
Raj)
The CONTENT

This involves noting (with colours or other markings):


 WHO is involved (persons)
 WHAT is happening (verbs)
 WHAT else is mentioned (things and ideas)
 WHERE the action is taking place and
 WHEN and
 WHY and
 HOW
These ‘six honest serving-men’
can help us become more aware of
significant details
Content Analysis: Who is doing what, when, where, how,
why? Leaving that place, Location (WHERE)
Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Participants (WHO)
A Canaanite woman from that vicinity (WHO)
came to him,
crying out, “ Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me.
My daughter is suffering terribly (WHO - HOW)
from demon possession.”
Jesus did not answer a word, Reaction
so his disciples came to him (WHO)
and urged him, “Send her away, Reaction
for she keeps crying out after us.” (WHY)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
He answered, “I was sent only to the last sheep of Israel.” Reaction (WHO)
The woman came and knelt before him. Reaction
she said. “Lord, help me,”
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread Reaction (WHAT)
and toss it to their dogs.” Analogy
she said, “Yes, Lord,” Reaction
“but even the dogs eat the crumbs
that fall from their master’s table.”
Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith. Reaction (WHY)
Your request is granted.” (WHAT)
And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Result (WHEN)
The TOPICS
Leaving that place, Location – Gentile area
Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
A Canaanite woman from that vicinity
came to him, Messiah language
crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me.
A great need
My daughter is suffering terribly
from demon possession.”
Jesus’ strange Reaction – ignoring her
Jesus did not answer a word,
Disciples’ self-centred Reaction
so his disciples came to him
and urged him, “Send her away,
for she keeps crying out after us.”
The TOPICS (cont.)
Jesus’ 2nd strange Reaction
He answered, “I was sent only to the last sheep of Israel.”
The Woman’s perseverance
The woman came and knelt before him. she said. “Lord, help me,”
J’s impolite analogy takes moral high ground
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread
and toss it to their dogs.” she said, “Yes, Lord,”

The Woman’s perseverance


“but even the dogs eat the crumbs
that fall from their master’s table.”
Jesus’ insight: the woman’s faith
Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith.
Jesus’ positive response
Your request is granted.”
The desired Result
And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
The Over-All SUBJECT

With so many themes present


finding the over-all subject
might seem difficult.

Ask yourself:
 Does the pasage have any dominating theme?
 Where does the emphasis fall?
The Over-All SUBJECT
Suggestions Rating

 Perseverance? **
 Faith? *
 Faith of an outsider? **
 Genuine faith? **
 Testing genuine faith? ****
 Persevering faith? ***
 Faith rewarded? *
The Over-All Subject

Testing
genuine faith
Teaching on O/A Subject:
Testing genuine faith

Leaving that place,


Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

* Genuine faith is not limited to ”God’s people”


A Canaanite woman from that vicinity
came to him,

* Outsiders can recognise Jesus


crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me.

* & bring their needs to Him


My daughter is suffering terribly
from demon possession.”
* Jesus tests genuine faith
Jesus did not answer a word,
Teaching on O/A Subject:
Testing genuine faith (cont)

* Jesus’ followers don’t always encourage outsiders


so his disciples came to him
and urged him, “Send her away,
for she keeps crying out after us.”

He answered, “I was sent only to the last sheep of Israel.”


* Genuine faith perseveres
The woman came and knelt before him.
she said. “Lord, help me,”

* Genuine faith must be ready for hard knocks


He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread
and toss it to their dogs.”

* Genuine faith can argue with God


she said, “Yes, Lord,”
but even the dogs eat the crumbs
that fall from their master’s table.”
Teaching on O/A Subject:
T esting genuine faith (cont)

* God recognises great (genuine) faith


Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith.

* Genuine faith gets its reward in the end


Your request is granted.”
And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
The Main Lessons
of the passage

 Outsiders with needs can have genuine


faith in Jesus
 Professions of faith must be tested, not
dismissed
 Genuine faith will overcome difficulties
 Genuine faith perseveres until God
meets the need
The Heart-beat
(core message) of the passage
– two suggestions:

A.
(O/A subject: Testing genuine faith)

Test outsiders;
don’t just dismiss them!
The Heart-beat
(core message) of the passage
– two suggestions:

B.
(O/A subject: Persevering faith)

True faith in Jesus


never quits!
The Canaanite woman
never gave up
– neither should we!
Exegesis………..Exposition

 Here the EXEGESIS of the text ends


and
 The Exposition of its message begins:
 Working back from the heart-beat to the
teaching of the passage about its over-all
theme, this teaching is arranged in an order
that will meet the requirements of the
sermon:
 Faithfulness to the message of the passage
 Clarity of concept
 Relevance to the congregation’s experience
The End

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