Who was the woman who begged Jesus to heal her daughter in Matthew 15?
She was a Canaanite woman, identified in the passage as a Gentile from the border area of Tyre and Sidon. She cried out to the Lord Jesus, calling Him Son of David, asking mercy because her daughter was grievously vexed by a demon.
Les explains that this woman was a Canaanite, a Gentile, who came out of the border area of the two Gentile cities. She cried unto Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O LORD, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.” But the Lord Jesus answered her not a word; He ignored her because she was a Gentile and His ministry was only to the nation of Israel. His disciples begged Him to send her away, saying she cried after them. Les points out that the Lord then answered the twelve that He was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel, meaning He had no ministry except to the Jew, as He had also said in Matthew 10.
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.