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예수님은 먼저 이스라엘의 잃어버린 양들에게 천국을 전파하시지만, 그 계획을 거스르고 천국으로 앞서 달려오는 이방인들이 있습니다.

[ 마태복음 15:21 - 15:39 ] (찬송545장)

21예수께서 거기서 나가사 두로와 시돈 지방으로 들어가시니 22가나안 여자 하나가 그 지경에서 나와서 소리 질러 이르되 주 다윗의 자손이여 나를 불쌍히 여기소서 내 딸이 흉악하게 귀신 들렸나이다 하되 23예수는 한 말씀도 대답하지 아니하시니 제자들이 와서 청하여 말하되 그 여자가 우리 뒤에서 소리를 지르오니 그를 보내소서

 24예수께서 대답하여 이르시되 나는 이스라엘 집의 잃어버린 양 외에는 다른 데로 보내심을 받지 아니하였노라 하시니 25여자가 와서 예수께 절하며 이르되 주여 저를 도우소서

 26대답하여 이르시되 자녀의 떡을 취하여 개들에게 던짐이 마땅하지 아니하니라 27여자가 이르되 주여 옳소이다마는 개들도 제 주인의 상에서 떨어지는 부스러기를 먹나이다 하니 28이에 예수께서 대답하여 이르시되 여자여 네 믿음이 크도다 네 소원대로 되리라 하시니 그 때로부터 그의 딸이 나으니라

 29예수께서 거기서 떠나사 갈릴리 호숫가에 이르러 산에 올라가 거기 앉으시니 30큰 무리가 다리 저는 사람과 장애인과 맹인과 말 못하는 사람과 기타 여럿을 데리고 와서 예수의 발 앞에 앉히매 고쳐 주시니 31말 못하는 사람이 말하고 장애인이 온전하게 되고 다리 저는 사람이 걸으며 맹인이 보는 것을 무리가 보고 놀랍게 여겨 이스라엘의 하나님께 영광을 돌리니라

 32예수께서 제자들을 불러 이르시되 내가 무리를 불쌍히 여기노라 그들이 나와 함께 있은 지 이미 사흘이매 먹을 것이 없도다 길에서 기진할까 하여 굶겨 보내지 못하겠노라 33제자들이 이르되 광야에 있어 우리가 어디서 이런 무리가 배부를 만큼 떡을 얻으리이까

 34예수께서 이르시되 너희에게 떡이 몇 개나 있느냐 이르되 일곱 개와 작은 생선 두어 마리가 있나이다 하거늘 35예수께서 무리에게 명하사 땅에 앉게 하시고 36떡 일곱 개와 그 생선을 가지사 축사하시고 떼어 제자들에게 주시니 제자들이 무리에게 주매 37다 배불리 먹고 남은 조각을 일곱 광주리에 차게 거두었으며 38먹은 자는 여자와 어린이 외에 사천 명이었더라 39예수께서 무리를 흩어 보내시고 배에 오르사 마가단 지경으로 가시니라

[ Matthew 15:21 - 15:39 ]

21And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.”23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.”28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.29 Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,31 so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”33 And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?”34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.39 And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

Gentiles lived in Tyre and Sidon, and Canaanites were the Israelites’ enemies. In that district, a Canaanite woman called Jesus "Son of David," the title reserved for the Messiah, and asked him to heal her demon-possessed daughter. Jesus acknowledged her great faith and healed her daughter (vv. 21-28). Jesus healed the Gentiles just as he did the Israelites. Just as Jesus fed the Jewish crowds with five loaves of bread and two fish, he fed the gentile crowds with seven loaves of bread and a few small fish (vv. 29-39).

Who is Jesus?

Vv. 21-39 Jesus crossed the boundary when he accepted the confession of faith from Gentiles and, in doing so, showed them indiscriminatory grace. His actions marked the end of an era of tribalistic thinking and drawing boundaries, and opened opportunities to draw outsiders in. What are some boundaries you need to cross or get rid of?

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 21-28 A part of having faith means  acknowledging that we have no right to receive God’s grace and humbly asking for his grace over us. Jesus called this “great faith.” Faith means to not be haughty but to cling to grace with a humble heart. Faith goes beyond shame and pride.

Prayer

Lord, give us your heart so that we may follow in your footsteps by seeking and helping the weak and marginalised.