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One of the few times Jesus displayed righteous anger was when He famously turned over the tables in the Temple, an incident written about in all the Gospels... Also known as the Cleansing of the Temple.
Here's the passage, in Matthew 21:
When Jesus stated the words “...but you have made it a den of robbers” He was referencing an Old Testament verse, Jeremiah 7:11.
Here's the verse:
Now here's something that many Christians may not know....
When you look at that verse, specifically at the word translated to "robber"... the original Hebrew word actually has to do with violence. The primary definition of the word "parits" is violent one or destroyer. You can see that here.
Why is the meaning of that original word important? Because I believe it shows that Jesus didn't turn over the tables simply because of the money being exchanged in the Temple. If we go by the primary meaning of that original word, He was saying "You have turned my Father's house into a den of violence."
Another clue that gives weight to this idea that it was about more than just buying and selling, but about violence and animal sacrifices in the Temple is the surrounding context of that Jeremiah 7 verse. But I'll get to that later... if there is any interest in this topic.
So of course Jesus was angry about the buying and selling going on in the Temple. But in my view, it goes deeper than that. There was so much bloodshed going on in the Temple because of the animal sacrifices, as well as caged animals... and I think it's very clear that Jesus wanted to put an end to that, once and for all. And of course as Christians we know that He DID put an end to it, because Jesus became the "once for all" final sacrifice (Hebrews 10:5-14) offering His own body as the perfect lamb of God.
Check out the following reel. The woman doing the interviewing is Gianna Simone. She's a Christian and an actress (she's been in some very popular Christian movies) and she's interviewing a friend of mine, Craig, on this topic:
Here's the passage, in Matthew 21:
And Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying on the temple grounds, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. 13 And He *said to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a den of robbers.”
When Jesus stated the words “...but you have made it a den of robbers” He was referencing an Old Testament verse, Jeremiah 7:11.
Here's the verse:
“Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the Lord.”
Now here's something that many Christians may not know....
When you look at that verse, specifically at the word translated to "robber"... the original Hebrew word actually has to do with violence. The primary definition of the word "parits" is violent one or destroyer. You can see that here.
Why is the meaning of that original word important? Because I believe it shows that Jesus didn't turn over the tables simply because of the money being exchanged in the Temple. If we go by the primary meaning of that original word, He was saying "You have turned my Father's house into a den of violence."
Another clue that gives weight to this idea that it was about more than just buying and selling, but about violence and animal sacrifices in the Temple is the surrounding context of that Jeremiah 7 verse. But I'll get to that later... if there is any interest in this topic.
So of course Jesus was angry about the buying and selling going on in the Temple. But in my view, it goes deeper than that. There was so much bloodshed going on in the Temple because of the animal sacrifices, as well as caged animals... and I think it's very clear that Jesus wanted to put an end to that, once and for all. And of course as Christians we know that He DID put an end to it, because Jesus became the "once for all" final sacrifice (Hebrews 10:5-14) offering His own body as the perfect lamb of God.
Check out the following reel. The woman doing the interviewing is Gianna Simone. She's a Christian and an actress (she's been in some very popular Christian movies) and she's interviewing a friend of mine, Craig, on this topic:
