Matthew 15:22,24 (NKJV) And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”… But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Mark 7:27 (NKJV) But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
This passage is often misunderstood, for it seems as if Jesus was giving preferential treatment to the Jews. The Jews are God’s chosen people, and a covenant was established with Abraham. Circumcision was a mark of being in covenant with God and set aside for His purpose. Therefore, God always responded to their cries for deliverance when their enemies oppressed them. For example, God raised up Moses to deliver them from the tyranny of Egypt, and He helped Joshua and the new generation conquer the Promised Land because of their covenant relationship, which continued to Jesus’ days. This is why Jesus said to the Syro-Phoenician woman, “Let the children be filled first,”. It wasn’t an insult or racist comment, nor does it mean that God has no concern, love, or compassion for the rest of the world.
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV) Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
God has always had a plan for the Gentiles, but there was a timeline in God’s plan, and it took time for it to be rolled out. This plan was for all mankind to be redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. However, because mankind had chosen to rebel against God from the time of Adam, God needed an entry point to make mankind’s problem His problem. Therefore, God had to justly and righteously establish a covenant with Abraham, through which He could resolve our problem.
Genesis 12:3 (NKJV) I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
When God said, “And in you, all the families of the earth shall be blessed” in Genesis 12:3, it was His intent to redeem all races, nationalities, and colours. Jesus was made sin and had all the curses of the law fall on Him when He took upon our sins on the cross. He took our place and was judged for our sins. Therefore, as long as we call upon the name of Jesus, all of us can be saved. This was made possible when Jesus’ blood was shed to forgive our sins so the Holy Spirit could take residence in our hearts.
Sermon Series ：We Are Entitled To Our Bread
祂的计划是拯救我们所有人
马太福音 15:22,24 有一个迦南妇人从那地方出来，喊着说：“主啊，大卫的子孙，可怜我！我女儿被鬼附得甚苦。”耶稣说：“我奉差遣，不过是到以色列家迷失的羊那里去。”
马可福音7:27-28 耶稣对她说：“让儿女们先吃饱，不好拿儿女的饼丢给狗吃。”
这段经文经常被误解，看上去耶稣似乎在偏袒犹太人。犹太人是上帝的选民，祂还与亚伯拉罕立了个约。割礼是与上帝立约的标志，是为了祂的旨意而被分别出来。因此，当仇敌欺压他们时，上帝总是会回应他们求救的呼声。例如，因着盟约关系，神兴起摩西将百姓从埃及的暴政中解救出来，并辅佐约书亚和新一代征服应许之地，直到耶稣的日子。这是为什么耶稣对叙利非尼基族妇人说，让儿女们先吃饱。这不是侮辱或者种族评判，也不意味着上帝对世界上其他人不关心、不爱护、不怜悯。
加拉太书 3:13-14 基督既为我们受了咒诅（“受”原文作“成”），就赎出我们脱离律法的咒诅，因为经上记着：“凡挂在木头上都是被咒诅的。” 这便叫亚伯拉罕的福，因基督耶稣可以临到外邦人，使我们因信得着所应许的圣灵。
上帝对外邦人老早就制定了计划，但上帝的计划有个时间表，需要时间来实施，这计划就是：使全人类都凭藉耶稣基督的宝血得蒙救赎。然而，由于从亚当时代起人就选择了悖逆上帝，上帝需要一个切入点来使人类的难题成为祂的问题。因此，上帝必须公正、公义地与亚伯拉罕立一个约，藉此祂就得以解决我们的问题。
创世纪 12:3 为你祝福的，我必赐福与他；那咒诅你的，我必咒诅他。地上的万族都要因你得福。”
在创世纪12:3, 当神说：”地上的万族都必因你得福”，上帝的旨意是救赎所有种族、民族和肤色。耶稣成为了罪，当祂在十字架上担当了我们的罪时，律法的所有咒诅都落在了他身上。祂代替了你我，为我们的罪接受了审判。自此，只要呼求耶稣的名，我们所有人都能得救。当耶稣为赦免我们的罪而流出宝血时，这就成为了可能，好教圣灵住进我们的心里。
讲章系列：我们可享用神的饼
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