Prophet Isaiah proclaims the goodness of the Lord. He wants all to be faithful and obedient to the covenant and thereby live a righteous life. God will take to His kingdom those who live a good and a dedicated life.
St. Paul preaching to the Jews wants them to turn to the Lord so that the other Jews who look at them too would come back to the Lord. He speaks of their rejection and their disobedience which brought about the salvation of mankind.
Jesus is moved by the faith of the Canaanite woman and cures her daughter, thus proving that salvation is not only for the Jews but also for the Gentiles.
The Jews at first were of the opinion that they were an exclusive race because they were named the chosen race; the Promised Land was theirs. Besides the patriachs, prophets and kings are from among them and lastly the Saviour too was to come from among them. So the Jews thought that salvation, God and the kingdom of God, heaven...etc, were only for them. But today we are showed that salvation is not only for the Jews but also for the Gentiles. Being a Jew alone will not save us but being faithful to God and being good will save us. There are certain divine standards that are expected of us to be saved. That could be observed both, by the Jews as well as the Gentiles. Therefore, whoever remains faithful will be saved.
Prophet Isaiah announces to the people the message of the Lord: that God would save us all those who lead righteous lives. Even the foreigners, who serve the Lord with dedication, observe the Sabbath and hold fast to His covenant will be saved. He will bring them to the Holy Mountain and make them joyful in His house of prayer and their offering would be accepted at His altar. For His house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.
St. Paul ministers to the Gentiles so that through shame at least the Jews would turn to the Lord and be saved. He wants them to be faithful and obedient. He recalls their disobedience, which brought about their salvation and imagines what faithfulness and obedience could bring.
It is not a Jewish woman but rather a Canaanite woman who came to Jesus begging him to cure her possessed daughter. Here He makes it clear that His ministry is for Jews only but is moved by the faith that was shown by this Canaanite woman. It is not the bother of this Canaanite woman; not the request of the Apostles that made Jesus perform that miracle but rather it was the tremendous faith that was shown by the Canaanite woman which moved Him to save her.
Therefore whether Jews or not, let us turn to the Lord in faith and He will do the needful for us so that we would be with Him in the kingdom of God.
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