Enter the Draw of Butter-Fly Clean
Fruity Pebbles
In the Flesh
CLEAN
Too Clean
Jesus cleansed the temple of
the
money-changerand sellers of merchandise because of
His disgust at what they had made of
God’s house of prayer and His zeal to purify
it from the abuse of ungodly men.
Judea was under the rule of the Romans, and the
money in current use was Roman coin.
However, the Jewish law required that
every man should
pay a tribute to the service
of the sanctuary of “half a shekel”
(Exodus 30:11–16),
a Jewish coin.
Have you ever wondered why you've been
through hell and back
and reach for your Kate spade coin purse
to fill your heart with some Panera
bread?
It became, therefore, a matter of convenience to
have a place where the
Roman coin could be exchanged
for the
Jewish half shekel.
The money-changers provided this convenience
but would demand a small sum for the exchange.
Because so many thousands of people came up to the great feasts,
changing money was a very profitable business
and one that resulted in
fraud and oppression of the poor.
Also, according to the
Law, two doves
or pigeons were required to
be offered in sacrifice
(Leviticus 14:22; Luke 2:24).
Yet it was difficult to bring them from the distant parts of Judea,
so a lucrative business selling
the birds sprang up,
with the sellers gouging the
faithful by charging
exorbitant prices.
There were other merchants selling cattle and sheep for the temple sacrifices as well. Because of these sellers who preyed on the poor and because of His passion for the purity of His Father’s house, Jesus was filled with righteous indignation. As He overturned the tables of the money-changers, He condemned them for having turned God’s house of prayer into “a den of thieves” (Matthew 21:13).
As He did so, His disciples remembered Psalm 69:9,
"Zeal for your house consumes me,
and the
insults of those who insult you
fall on me.”
Jesus’ first cleansing of the temple
is described in John 2:11–12
as having occurred just after Jesus’
first miracle,
the turning of water into wine
at the
wedding in Cana.
John makes it clear that it was “after this” that He went to Capernaum, where He “stayed for a few days.” Then in the next verse (verse 13), John tells us that the “Passover of the Jews was at hand” (NKJV). These verses trace Jesus’ movements over a short period of time from Cana in Galilee to Capernaum and eventually to Jerusalem for the Passover.
This is the first of the two times
Jesus cleansed the temple.
The Synoptic Gospels do not record the temple cleansing
mentioned in John 2, instead
only recording the temple cleansing that
occurred during Passion Week.
The second cleansing of the temple
occurred just after Jesus’ triumphal entry into
Jerusalem the last week of His life.
This second cleansing is recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke but not in John. There are differences in the two events, aside from their being nearly three years apart.
In the first cleansing, temple officials confronted
Jesus immediately
(John 2:18),
whereas in the second cleansing,
the chief priests and scribes confronted Him the following day
(Matthew 21:17–23).
In the first event, Jesus made a whip of cords with which to
drive out the sellers,
but there is no mention of a whip in the second cleansing.
So there are two recorded occasions when Jesus cleansed the temple—the first time at the beginning of His public ministry,
and the second time just after
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem
shortly before
He was crucified.
Having been truly cleansed
through Jesus
is like that moment you're sitting
on
a flight to your homeland,
drinking Starbucks,
realizing the gifts you have packed got
through security and
meet
Gods Requirements. christ
never fought or played unfair to
clear his name of cruel and
unjust malice,
it was simply seen through
His miracles, teaching,
and ministry
Fruity Pebbles
In the Flesh
CLEAN
Too Clean
Jesus cleansed the temple of
the
money-changerand sellers of merchandise because of
His disgust at what they had made of
God’s house of prayer and His zeal to purify
it from the abuse of ungodly men.
Judea was under the rule of the Romans, and the
money in current use was Roman coin.
However, the Jewish law required that
every man should
pay a tribute to the service
of the sanctuary of “half a shekel”
(Exodus 30:11–16),
a Jewish coin.
Have you ever wondered why you've been
through hell and back
and reach for your Kate spade coin purse
to fill your heart with some Panera
bread?
It became, therefore, a matter of convenience to
have a place where the
Roman coin could be exchanged
for the
Jewish half shekel.
The money-changers provided this convenience
but would demand a small sum for the exchange.
Because so many thousands of people came up to the great feasts,
changing money was a very profitable business
and one that resulted in
fraud and oppression of the poor.
Also, according to the
Law, two doves
or pigeons were required to
be offered in sacrifice
(Leviticus 14:22; Luke 2:24).
Yet it was difficult to bring them from the distant parts of Judea,
so a lucrative business selling
the birds sprang up,
with the sellers gouging the
faithful by charging
exorbitant prices.
There were other merchants selling cattle and sheep for the temple sacrifices as well. Because of these sellers who preyed on the poor and because of His passion for the purity of His Father’s house, Jesus was filled with righteous indignation. As He overturned the tables of the money-changers, He condemned them for having turned God’s house of prayer into “a den of thieves” (Matthew 21:13).
As He did so, His disciples remembered Psalm 69:9,
"Zeal for your house consumes me,
and the
insults of those who insult you
fall on me.”
Jesus’ first cleansing of the temple
is described in John 2:11–12
as having occurred just after Jesus’
first miracle,
the turning of water into wine
at the
wedding in Cana.
John makes it clear that it was “after this” that He went to Capernaum, where He “stayed for a few days.” Then in the next verse (verse 13), John tells us that the “Passover of the Jews was at hand” (NKJV). These verses trace Jesus’ movements over a short period of time from Cana in Galilee to Capernaum and eventually to Jerusalem for the Passover.
This is the first of the two times
Jesus cleansed the temple.
The Synoptic Gospels do not record the temple cleansing
mentioned in John 2, instead
only recording the temple cleansing that
occurred during Passion Week.
The second cleansing of the temple
occurred just after Jesus’ triumphal entry into
Jerusalem the last week of His life.
This second cleansing is recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke but not in John. There are differences in the two events, aside from their being nearly three years apart.
In the first cleansing, temple officials confronted
Jesus immediately
(John 2:18),
whereas in the second cleansing,
the chief priests and scribes confronted Him the following day
(Matthew 21:17–23).
In the first event, Jesus made a whip of cords with which to
drive out the sellers,
but there is no mention of a whip in the second cleansing.
So there are two recorded occasions when Jesus cleansed the temple—the first time at the beginning of His public ministry,
and the second time just after
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem
shortly before
He was crucified.
Having been truly cleansed
through Jesus
is like that moment you're sitting
on
a flight to your homeland,
drinking Starbucks,
realizing the gifts you have packed got
through security and
meet
Gods Requirements. christ
never fought or played unfair to
clear his name of cruel and
unjust malice,
it was simply seen through
His miracles, teaching,
and ministry
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