Hank Hanegraaff, host of the “Bible Answer Man” podcast, has tackled a challenging Bible passage posed by a listener who questioned why Jesus initially ignored the mother of a demon-possessed daughter, and even called her a “dog” in the book of Matthew.
In Matthew 15:21–28, a Canaanite woman pleads with Jesus to show mercy on her and her daughter, but He initially does not reply. When the disciples urge Jesus to leave, the woman kneels before Him and asks for help again.
“It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs,” Jesus replies.
When the woman persists and says that “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table,” Jesus hails her faith, and heals her daughter.
A listener to Monday’s podcast, a man named Lucas, asked Hanegraaff if he can shed light on Jesus’ attitude, and why at first He seemed to ignore the woman and even referred to her as a “dog.”
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