Jesus, Lord, Son of David, goes to the unclean
In chapter 15 Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for hypocrisy (see sermon on mount) for being concerned with outward cleanliness, but not inner. In fact their rules are a way get around keeping the law rather than keeping the spirit of the law. In fact it's what comes out a man that makes him unclean because His heart produces all kinds of sins. The disciples don't get it, parable language seems to put them on the outside at this point, but again Jesus explains.
The Canaanite woman gets who Jesus is (see 1:1) and understands His parable language. She appears to be inside the Kingdom, which Jesus confirms in saying she has faith, but she is a Gentile woman (big surprise). This surprise is followed up by a repeat of the feeding miracle, but with 4,000, seemingly Gentile as they "praise the God of Israel" not just God.
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