Matthew Chapter 15

Matthew Chapter 15
Matthew chapter 15 begins with religious leaders criticizing Jesus’ disciples for not following traditional ceremonial washings. Jesus responds by exposing the hypocrisy of those who honor God outwardly while their hearts remain far from Him. He teaches that defilement does not come from external things entering the body, but from sinful thoughts and actions proceeding from the heart.

Jesus then ministers beyond Israelite regions, where a Canaanite woman demonstrates great faith by persistently asking Him to heal her daughter. Jesus praises her faith and grants her request. Returning to the Sea of Galilee, He heals many people and later miraculously feeds four thousand men, along with women and children, using seven loaves and a few small fish.