7:28
The woman replies “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs”. She is saying that even accepting that Jesus’ mission was first to the Jews, that did not preclude her getting something from Jesus.
7:29,30
Jesus is impressed with her answer. Jesus was and is always looking for faith. We often think of reasons why God will not answer our request, but this woman gave a reason why He should grant her request. Maybe there is a lesson there for us in our prayers? Jesus tells her that the demon has left her daughter. She goes home and finds that that was indeed the case.
7:31,32
The chapter finishes with another miracle carried out in a Gentile region. The Decapolis was a region of ten cities, with Gentiles being the majority population, though there were Jews there as well. Jesus seems to have taken a rather circuitous route there from Tyre. Jesus was known for His healing powers, and some people brought a man who was deaf and could hardly talk. They knew that Jesus had healed people by laying hands on them, so they begged Him to lay hands on the man. Note that it is almost certain that many other people came for healing, but only one case is mentioned here. Moreover, Mark is the only one to describe this case.
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