![]() Though she’s a Syrophoenician, because of Tyre’s proximity to Judea she would have known the Jewish customs. A woman hears of his arrival and makes her way boldly to Jesus. So Jesus left the Jewish provinces and went into a Gentile territory, Tyre, in order to get some rest.īut it doesn’t work. What was going on? Well, Jesus had been spending all of his time ministering in Jewish provinces, and that ministry was drawing overwhelming crowds, and he was exhausted. The story begins with the mysterious statement that Jesus went to the vicinity of Tyre and did not want anyone to know it. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it yet he could not keep his presence secret. ![]() Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. I hope Keller’s excerpt gives you as much clarity as it gave me. The following blog will simply feature an entire 6-page excerpt from Keller’s book, Jesus The King, and then I’ll add some thoughts about several implications of this story as well. I have never been able to decipher the meaning of the story in Mark 7:24-30 when Jesus talks to a Gentile woman about her demon-possessed daughter and something else about not giving food to dogs–all until yesterday when Tim Keller provided the significant context and metaphorical language Jesus and the lady were using in their conversation.
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