Adam and Eve disobediently ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and God banished them from the garden of Eden to prevent their eating from the tree of eternal life, too. Scribes and Pharisees saw some of Jesus’ disciples skipping ritual handwashing, but the Lord taught that defilement results from evil thoughts and deeds originating within a person. Hypocritical leaders also allowed qorban, donations to the Temple treasury still available for the donor’s personal use-but not for the support of aging parents. When a Gentile begged Jesus to heal her daughter, He compared the request to giving children’s food to dogs-an analogy that some would applaud. The woman answered that even dogs get table scraps, and Jesus worked the miracle. If God gives less than we ask, do we consider that He may want more from us?