Synergy of Mark 7:26-29/Matthew 15:22-28
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.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying,
Send her away; for she crieth after us.
But he answered and said,
I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Then came she and worshipped him, saying,
Lord, help me.
But Jesus said unto her,
Let the children first be filled:
for it is not meet to take the children's bread,
and to cast it unto the dogs.
And she answered and said unto him,
Yes, Lord:
yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her,
O woman, great is thy faith:
For this saying go thy way;
the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul Adds - That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.. Ephesians 3:6"But although Jesus did not reply, the woman did not lose faith.
As He passed on, as if not hearing her, she followed Him, continuing her supplications.
Annoyed by her importunities, the disciples asked Jesus to send her away.
They saw that their Master treated her with indifference, and they therefore supposed that the prejudice of the Jews against the Canaanites was pleasing to Him.
But it was a pitying Savior to whom the woman made her plea, and in answer to the request of the disciples, Jesus said, “I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Although this answer appeared to be in accordance with the prejudice of the Jews, it was an implied rebuke to the disciples, which they afterward understood as reminding them of what He had often told them,—that He came to the world to save all who would accept Him."
Desire Of Ages p.400 E.G.W.