He does all things well
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He does all things well
Scripture Reading
Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.
But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.
Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
And He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
But she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.”
And He said to her, “Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”
And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.
Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis.
They brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they implored Him to lay His hand on him.
Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;
and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.
And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.
They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
I. Introduction
a. Last week we talked about how the pharisees confronted Jesus about how the disciples weren’t keep the traditions of the elders.
b. We saw how Jesus explained that all things outside of us is not sin, but that sin comes from within a person.
c. This week we see Jesus going to Tyre a place in Lebanon. Here is he confronted with a Syro-Phoenician woman who’s daughter is demon possessed.
d. I want to prefaces this sermon with a scripture from Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
e. Salvation comes to the Jew first and then to the Gentiles via the Jews. Because Jesus Christ came through the line of the Jewish people.
II. Who are the Syro-Phoenicians?
a. Canaanites
b. Curse of Canaan by Noah
c. God’s call to wipe out the Canaanites
d. Israel did not drive them out.
e. Moved to Carthage, modern day Tunisia.
f. Wiped out by the Romans.
g. Canaanites and the Jews knew well the curse of Canaan.
III. The woman and her knowledge
a. This woman knew about the curse.
b. She knew that Jesus was the Messiah
Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.
And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.”
But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us.”
But He answered and said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed at once.
c. Definition of “dog”.
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
IV. The disciples and their actions
a. Lesson of compassion. Remember what the disciples wanted to do with the loaves and the fishes. Send them away.
b. So what did the disciples want to do with the woman?
Send her away.
c. Perseverance by the woman
constant screaming out and pleading
falling down at his feet.
Jesus the Son of David, she knew He was the Messiah.
She knew about the curse of Canaan.
Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;
for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;
and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’
“I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.
“There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’
“For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,
yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.’ ”
And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge said;
now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
“I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”
V. Deaf-mute and the crowd
a. Location, Decapolis, remember they kicked him out when He set free the Gerasene demoniac.
b. so their motive was not at all virtuous.
c. Indicated by Jesus taking the man aside and away from the crowd.
VI. Sign Language
a. Why stick His finer in the man’s ears and then spit and touch the man’s tongue.
b. Sign Language.
VII. Summary
He does all things well.