Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went there, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.… If the jewel was lying in the mire His eye caught its glitter, if there was a choice ear of wheat among the thorns He failed not to perceive it. Faith has a strong attraction for the Lord Jesus; at the sight of it "the king is held in the galleries" and cries "thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck." The Lord Jesus was charmed with the fair jewel of this woman's faith, and watching it and delighting in it He resolved to turn it round and set it in other lights, that the various facets of this priceless diamond might each one flash its brilliance and delight His soul. Therefore He tried her faith by His silence, and by His discouraging replies that He might see its strength; but He was all the while delighting in it, and secretly sustaining it, and when He had sufficiently tried it, He brought it forth as gold, and set His own royal mark upon it in these memorable words, "O woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou wilt." (C. H. Spurgeon) Parallel Verses KJV: Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.WEB: Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. |
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