Part 3 of 4 - It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
If we come back to Jesus' statements to the Canaanite woman, we can also understand the references to not casting Israel's bread to the dogs. The bread was God's word, God's new covenant that was His word to Israel. The covenant had NOTHING to do with the Gentiles. It was Israels bread, the children's bread. Casting it to the dogs, the Gentiles, would be fruitless and a waste as it was not meant for the Gentiles. Gentiles were known as 'dogs' during this time. Jews saw Gentiles as pagans, serving other gods and wandering around without the perfect law. It was a slang term that was commonly used, so this explains why Jesus used this phrase.
Our final point to answer is, "what about the Gentiles then? How do the Gentiles get saved?" Well, in short, this is where Paul's ministry comes into view. Israel failed to receive their Messiah, so the Kingdom program, and the Millennial Kingdom, were put on hold. The Jews were blinded, and the entire nation was placed in hiatus,
Rom.11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest [Israel] were blinded. ... 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Through Paul's unique ministry to the Gentiles, God gave us the grace gospel, salvation through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Paul was used by God to establish the body of Christ and the program of grace. This program was a mystery, it was never prophesied, never spoken of, until Jesus Christ's ministry was complete. Why?
1 Cor.2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
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