Great Faith
Message: Wholeness, Great Faith
Matthew 15:21-28 (KJV)
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 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. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. [i]
5184 Τύρος [Turos /too·ros/] n f. Of Hebrew origin 6865; GK 5602; 11 occurrences; AV translates as “Tyre” 11 times. 1 a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean, very ancient, large, splendid, flourishing in commerce, and powerful by land and sea. Additional Information: Tyre = “a rock”. [ii]
4605 Σιδών [Sidon /sid·one/] n pr loc. Of Hebrew origin 6721; GK 4972; 11 occurrences; AV translates as “Sidon” 11 times. 1 an ancient and wealthy city of Phoenicia, on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, less than 20 miles (30 km) north of Tyre. Additional Information: Sidon or Zidon = “hunting”. [iii]
2560 κακῶς [kakos /kak·oce/] adv. From 2556; TDNT 4:1091; GK 2809; 16 occurrences; AV translates as “be sick + 2192” seven times, “be diseased + 2192” twice, “evil” twice, “grievously” once, “sore” once, “miserable” once, “amiss” once, and “sick people + 2192” once. 1 miserable, to be ill. 2 improperly, wrongly. 3 to speak ill of, revile, one.
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Acts 27:29 (KJV)
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. [v]
Anchor
4352 προσκυνέω [proskuneo /pros·koo·neh·o/] v. From 4314 and a probable derivative of 2965 (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand); TDNT 6:758; TDNTA 948; GK 4686; 60 occurrences; AV translates as “worship” 60 times.
- to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence.
- among the Orientals, esp. the Persians, to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence.
- in the NT by kneeling or prostration to do homage (to one) or make obeisance, whether in order to express respect or to make supplication. 3a used of homage shown to men and beings of superior rank. 3a1 to the Jewish high priests. 3a2 to God. 3a3 to Christ. 3a4 to heavenly beings. 3a5 to demons.[1]
It was this faith that Jesus acknowledged, and immediately He healed her daughter. It is worth noting that both of the persons in the Gospel of Matthew who had “great faith” were Gentiles: this Canaanite woman and the Roman centurion (Matt. 8:5–13). In both cases, Jesus healed the one in need from a distance. Spiritually speaking, the Gentiles were “afar off” until Calvary, when Jesus Christ died for both Jews and Gentiles and made reconciliation possible (Eph. 2:11ff). [2]
Ephesians 2:11-13 (KJV)
11 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; 12 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: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. [vi]
Her relationship with Jesus. This woman had no claim on Jesus. He was not her Messiah, and she was not one of the covenant people. As soon as she sensed the reason why Jesus could not respond to her request, she shifted the grounds of her appeal. As Lord, Jesus was Sovereign over all God’s Creation. She might have no right to appeal to Him on the basis of a covenant relationship, but she could and did appeal to Him as a needy creature, who recognized that as God there was no limit to Jesus’ ability to meet every human need.[3]
Give account for every unprofitable word spoken against ourselves
Only time when Satan tells the truth is while in the presence of God
anchor verb
synonyms fasten 2, catch, fix, moor, secure
related words imbed, plant
idioms make fast (or secure)
2632 κατακρίνω [katakrino /kat·ak·ree·no/] v. From 2596 and 2919; TDNT 3:951; TDNTA 469; GK 2891; 19 occurrences; AV translates as “condemn” 17 times, and “damn” twice. 1 to give judgment against, to judge worthy of punishment. 1a to condemn. 1b by one’s good example to render another’s wickedness the more evident and censurable.
[vii]
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodlya, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. [4]
Walk
Sit
Stand
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[1]Strong, J. (1996). The exhaustive concordance of the Bible : Showing every word of the test of the common English version of the canonical books, and every occurence of each word in regular order. (electronic ed.) (G4352). Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.
[2]Wiersbe, W. W. (1996, c1989). The Bible exposition commentary. "An exposition of the New Testament comprising the entire 'BE' series"--Jkt. (Mt 15:21). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.
[3]Richards, S. P., & Richards, L. (1999). Every woman in the Bible. Includes indexes. (191). Nashville, Tenn.: T. Nelson Publishers.
a ungodly: or, wicked
[4]The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.) (Ps 1:1). Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
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[i] The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.). Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
n n: noun or neuter
f f: feminine
GK Goodrick-Kohlenberger
AV Authorized Version
[ii]Strong, J. (1996). The exhaustive concordance of the Bible : Showing every word of the test of the common English version of the canonical books, and every occurence of each word in regular order. (electronic ed.) (G5184). Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.
n n: noun or neuter
pr pr: proper or pronoun
loc loc: locative
GK Goodrick-Kohlenberger
AV Authorized Version
[iii]Strong, J. (1996). The exhaustive concordance of the Bible : Showing every word of the test of the common English version of the canonical books, and every occurence of each word in regular order. (electronic ed.) (G4605). Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.
adv adv: adverb
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
GK Goodrick-Kohlenberger
AV Authorized Version
[iv]Strong, J. (1996). The exhaustive concordance of the Bible : Showing every word of the test of the common English version of the canonical books, and every occurence of each word in regular order. (electronic ed.) (G2560). Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.
[v] The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.). Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
v v: verb
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TDNTA Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Abridged in One Volume
GK Goodrick-Kohlenberger
AV Authorized Version
[vi] The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.). Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
v v: verb
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TDNTA Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Abridged in One Volume
GK Goodrick-Kohlenberger
AV Authorized Version
[vii]Strong, J. (1996). The exhaustive concordance of the Bible : Showing every word of the test of the common English version of the canonical books, and every occurence of each word in regular order. (electronic ed.) (G2632). Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.