Num 14:11-12 God now gives up speaking to the people of Israel and speaks directly to Moses. If Israel did not listen to what God said before, they will not listen to what God will say now. Sometimes, as a believer, I wonder why God no longer speaks to me. It could be for a variety of reasons, but one …
Mark 7:24-30 – The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith
Mark 7:24 Tyre was an important port city in Phoenicia (present-day Lebanon). We have seen earlier in Mark that Jesus has tried to withdraw from the crowds in order to rest and teach the disciples a little more undisturbed (Mark 6:32-34). Having failed to escape in the past, Jesus now goes away from Jewish areas and stays among the Gentiles …