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Dogs at the Table
Matthew 15:21–28|Saturday, June 21, 2025
Since our culture loves dogs, it is hard for us to process that dogs are generally (not universally) looked down upon in the Bible, most likely because they gathered in wild packs (Ps. 59:14) and were scavengers (Ex. 22:31). The term “dog” was considered an insult (think of Goliath in 1 Sam. 17:43).
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