Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”He taught, saying to them, “Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers!”And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.
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… overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And he said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves. Historically, these money changers, this is, by the way, the second time Jesus did this, the first time is in John 2. He did it at the beginning of his ministry and then at the end. And what was happening is the money changers were people that were taking advantage of people who had traveled a great distance, and instead of bringing sheep to sacrifice, they would sell the sheep at home, bring the money, expecting to be able to buy sheep here at the temple. And the prices would be hiked up because of supply and demand and taking advantage of the people that were there. Anyway, Jesus turned the tables over and cleansed the temple. I want you to look at it again. Jesus went into the temple of God, drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. …
… and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, is it not written, my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations, but you have made it a den of thieves. Can I read it one more time? On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, it is written, my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations, but you have made it a den of thieves. Father, in the name of Jesus. God, we need you this morning. I need you this morning. Father, our desire is to hear from you. Posture our ears. Posture our hearts. Posture our hearts, Father, that there would be a great level of transformation in us. …
… you were involved in. No sense of the sacredness of it. And in verse 17, He began to teach and say to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations. You have made it a robber's den. Words from Jeremiah and Isaiah. You've turned it into a robber's den. The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and here's the point of everything, and began seeking how to destroy him. for they were afraid of him for the whole crowd was astonished at his teaching. That was exactly what God intended to happen. to stir up the leaders and make them speed up their destruction, get Him to the cross. He had all the credentials of the Messiah, but they had their own desires and designs, those people, and Jesus knew that their feigned homage was corrupt. And so he assaulted them. It wasn't the Romans he attacked. It was his own nation. What is the lesson of all of this? …