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Children’s bread and little dogs

Here’s what it means

Jesus pictures Israel’s covenant priority as children receiving household bread before Gentile outsiders.

Why the Bible says it this way

The writer uses a picture to explain one thing by describing it as another.

A helpful detail: The woman accepts the order while appealing to overflowing mercy, and Jesus honors her faith. The saying does not teach Gentiles are beyond God’s saving plan.

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