Pastor Ralph Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 What was going on in the temple? The temple had become a market place with greed and profit. It was supposed to be a place of prayer. There were those who came with one intent which was to make money and those who were there with true intent to worship and were giving what little they had to those whose intent was to cheat their own people. Bad enough to do that but in God's holy temple? When they did it in the temple they did it to God and God was there in human form. Surprise surprise! Who would have thought that. Jesus overturned the the tables, scattered coins and told those selling to get out. God Bless Jen Numbers 6: 24-26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blezed Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 What was going on in the temple? 1. Men were selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. Why was Jesus offended by it? 2. Jesus was offended because this was the place designated for believing Gentiles to pray and worship. The men that were selling cattle and exchanging money were cheating the people. The Temple was being misused by people who turned it into a marketplace. This made mockery of the Temple. What action did Jesus take? 3. Jesus over turned tables, made a whip and chased everyone out of the Temple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanMary Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Animals for temple sacrifice were being sold in the court of the Gentiles....crowding the place which was to be for prayer, and turning it into a marketplace. Others were changing money undoubtedly "fleecing" the buyers. Why was Jesus offended by it? The temple was to be a house of prayer...a holy place to honor His Father, not cluttered with sales brokers making a profit from their greedy transactions. What action did Jesus take? He made a whip from cords and drove out the men and the animals, overturned their tables and stands, scattering their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanks Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? Oxen, sheep, and doves/pigeons were being sold there. These were sold to the worshippers to be used as sacrifices. At the same time money-changers were carrying on business, as Jews from all over the then known world, changed their currency into that of Jerusalem, in order to pay the required temple tax. Jesus was offended because the holy temple had become a market place - definitely not a befitting place to worship His Father. Jesus took appropriate action by driving the merchants out of the temple and overturning the tables of the money-changers. It was not fitting that they should make His Father's house a market place. There was nothing vicious or unjust in Jesus’ actions. He had reason to be angry and these actions were simply an indication of His holiness and His righteousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarence Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? The notes explain the background to this incident. Jesus, because he had almost certainly been to the temple at the passover in former years, was probably waiting for the first opportunity to cleanse the temple. He probably saw the dealings going on in the court of the Gentiles when he was a boy -perhaps his family purchased an animal from them also, and was angered by it then and resolved in his heart to do something about one day. The money changers and the people who sold the animals were being extortionist, along with the adminsiters of the temple, who were probably taking a cut from the profits. The people had come to the temple on the passover to pay homage to God by sacrificing animals to celebrate the occasion.The people were being exploited, in addition the temple was becomeing defiled by this corrupt practice. God hates corruption (Deuteronomy 31:29). It was bad enough to turn the temple into a "...house of trade" (John 2:16) but sacrilege to treat the people - who had come to honour and obey God, in this way. So Jesus, made a "whip of cords" (RSV) and drove the large animals out the temple and spilt the coins and tipped over the tables of the people exchanging currency, and told the people with the doves to take them away! He said "...you shall not make my Fathers house a house of trade" (John 2:16 RSV). It seems that no animals were harmed in this incident? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty10 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 The temple had become a place of buying and selling of different things for worship and such. Animals birds and money was the focus for profit instead of being a house of prayer to God and place to honor God. Jesus was upset when he saw it during his ministry. Jesus made a whip from cord and chase out the animals and turned over the tables of the profiteers. It must have been hard for Jesus to see what man had turned his worship house into. I am just wondering what the people were thinking that got their tables turned. If they knew that Jesus was God did they take reverence and turn from they way and ask forgiveness or did they turn to anger and hold this against Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaMallinson Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 The temple was being used for commercial purposes. Jesus was offended because this is not the right use of the temple. The temple is the visible and tangible house of God in our world. It should be used for meeting God through prayer. Jesus drove the merchants out of the temple with violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haar Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? Merchandising was going where animals were sold and money exchange was taking place. Jesus was offended because the place of worship had become a place of merchandising. He made a whip of chords and drove the merchandisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donzella Maupin Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 It was awful and Jesus walked in and rebuked that spirit. They totally disrespected the temple for their personal gain. We need people to stand up and be bold for God. I see things today in church I feel is a remembrance of Jesus set in order. Just like God had delivered the people and they starting crying for a King. God reminded them that He was the One that had delivered them and now they did not want to have anything to do with Him. God gave them Saul for a King. He (Saul) turned out to be a disappointment which God told them they were not ready for a King. We must be careful not to forgot God in our daily living like some did in the temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Jim Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? People were using the temple courtyards as a common marketplace to sell scarificial animals and to exchange money and currencies. I have no doubt that other stalls were also set up to sell other things, as happens today in our modern flea markets. At a bike show, for example, there are stalls where folks can buy jewellery etc, as well as food vendors. That was probably going on in Jerusalem when Jesus arrived. Why was Jesus offended by it? As God the Son, Jesus saw the temple built to worship Him degraded into nothing more than a common market place. There was nothing reverent about what was going on and there would have been precious little space left for anyone who actually came to worship God in that place. What action did Jesus take? Jesus literaly threw them all out. He didn't ask them to leave; he physically and personally ejected them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puritu Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 People were treating the temple as a common place and not a holy and sanctified place of worship. Further to which they were desecrating God's holy place set aside for his worship by commercialising their purpose and making a Holy day unsanctified. Jesus was offeneded cause the leaders of the temple were leading the people astray and placing a greater focus on the things of this world than on God's glory. Jesus physically showed the people the errors of their way and the real purpose for their presence at the temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delivered Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? The Temple had become a place of business, instead of a sanctuary, where one could go to worship and give honor unto God the Father. Q. Why was Jesus offended by it? What does the LORD, the God of Israel require of us, but to fear the LORD our God, to walk in his ways, to love him, and to serve the LORD our God with all our heart and with all our soul ---- The disrespect for the Temple of God was too much for God the Son, for the heart of man revealed - they did not “fear” the LORD their God, this is why the Messiah spoke those words, “Make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise”. Q. What action did Jesus take? Jesus did not turn the other cheek to the wrongs that were going on in the temple court, (there are times we too must stand strong for the things of God) therefore, Jesus drove them out, he did not say in a pleasant voice, would you please not do this, he with the authority that comes from God the Father, the Son overthrew the tables, he demanded they leave, and to take the sheep, the oxen, and all by their actions that brought great offence to God the Father. These questions brought me to think within myself, for the body of believers, “WE” represent the temple --- as I looked within, I had to ask - are there any tables Darlene that need to be turned over in your temple????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? During the time of Jesus ministry the temple court was being used as a market place. Here animals were sold for profit to those who had traveled to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover. These animals were to be used for their personal sacrifices to the Lord. The temple was first built by King Solomon, destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and later reconstructed by Herod the Great. Jesus was offended by the selling of animals for the sacrifices in the temple area. The temple was supposed to be the place where God dwelt and the priest offered the sacrifices for the people there, thus because it was a place of prayer and worship they had defiled His Fathers House by their dishonest activity. The reaction to what was happening in the temple area caused Jesus to become angry and He through the money changers out and turned loss the animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickledilly Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Jesus discerned the heart of what was going on in the temple. There was no problem with discreetly providing the opportunity for travelers to purchase animals needed for their sacrifices, but that service had morphed into a huge money-making enterprise. Greed and self-interest had replaced humility and focus on God. Even the fact that John called this “the Passover of the Jews” is telling. What God ordained as “the LORD’s Passover” (Exodus 12:27) was now an empty religious feast for the people, and Jesus was offended at this insolence and insult to the Father. The temple was not a reverent or worshipful place. With the launch of His earthly ministry and in exercise of His rightful authority, the time had come for Jesus to address these wrongs. There was to be no compromise or blind eye or excuses made for this sin against God. He made a whip of cords and physically drove out the sellers and the animals. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and emptied the containers of coins. The more humble pigeon sellers were told to take the birds away. And then He told everyone they were not to make His Father’s sacred dwelling place a house of commerce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiKosum Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? Business was taking place in the Temple. People were exchanging their currency for Tyrian coins to pay the Temple tax. People were also buying sacrificial animals. The Temple had become a marketplace instead of a place of peace where people can seek God. Jesus was offended, not that pilgrims needed to purchase sacrificial animals -- cattle, sheep, goats, doves/pigeons, etc. -- but that God's house had become perverted from its main function as a house of prayer, and turned into something resembling a market, at which everyone brought their produce, set up stalls, and crowds came to do their shopping.Jesus made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, 'Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenact Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? Some people were not using the temple as place of worship, rather a marketplace to make profits from those needing animals to sacrifice. The purchase of those animals was not the sin, but rather the taking advantage of that to make large profits was. Jesus was offended by their lack of respect for God's house and their greed. Jesus had righteous anger....turning over tables, scattering coins and demanding they stop their thievery and leave. (Our pastor does not allow the selling of anything in our church for any reason and refers to these scriptures. We may give money to Lottie Moon and various other missions, but we may not sell anything. This, in my opinion, is very wise and prevents us from leaning toward profiting from the house of God.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioned Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? In the temple courts the men were selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others were sitting at tables exchanging money. Jesus was offended by it because they were cluttering the place that was designated for prayer to God. This angered Jsus and He overturned the tables, formed a cord and whipped the men out of the temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHKriska Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 What was going on in the temple? coin exchange for profit. selling of goods to pay the coin exchange fee or for coins to pay the tax. Why was Jesus offended by it? The place was no longer a place to worship God, His father, but a place of open, loud, noisy, disturbing market activities. What action did Jesus take? He scolded while tossing the exchange/sales tables aside and whipping the men out of the temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilter Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 There were selling of animals exchanging money for a much higher price than it was worth. They were making the Temple a place of buying and selling. Jesus was offended because His Father's house was so full of buying and selling no one could get in to pray or worship.These people didn't give thought that this was God's house. They were making money and nothing else matter. Jesus was angry and put all the sellers and what they were selling out in a very harsh way. His example does not permit us to use violence against wrongdoing. Certain authority is just granted to some but not all example police officers judges etc. Jesus had God's authority something we cannot have. While we want to live like Christ we should not try to claim his authority where it has been given to us. Jesus got angry but did not sin. Bible tells us we can be angry but not sin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Jerry Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 The things that was going on at the temple was that merchants were selling animals so that they could be sacrificed. They people were changing the money they had for the money to pay the temple tax. This offended Jesus because they had turned the temple into a market place where the priests were making a profit. So Jesus decided to drive out all those that were selling animals and exchanging money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 People were desecrating the Holy Temple through associated world views and attitudes with God's holiness. Jesus' anger was ignited. He had seen this on other trips but now He came as the Messiah, the One the people were looking for. Jesus mad a whip of cords and chased the violators out of the temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I have a question. Why do you think all of them chased out did nothing to stop Him from destroying their livelihood? Interesting, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace2free Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? "In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money." (2:14) The sacrificial animals and money-changing tables were located in the Court of the Gentiles within the temple grounds. So the place designated for believing Gentiles to pray and worship was cluttered with the clink of coins, the braying of animals, and the sounds of commerce -- hardly a place of peace wherein to seek the Lord. Why was Jesus offended by it? Jesus was offended, not that pilgrims needed to purchase sacrificial animals -- cattle, sheep, goats, doves/pigeons, etc. -- but that God's house had become perverted from its main function as a house of prayer, and turned into something resembling a market, at which everyone brought their produce, set up stalls, and crowds came to do their shopping. The temple that supposed to be holy and the Father's earthly house was now a commercial area. What action did Jesus take? "15 So he made a whip out of cords[75], and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, 'Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royk Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Q1. (John 2:14-17) What was going on in the temple? Why was Jesus offended by it? What action did Jesus take? it seems that despite the anger Jesus has, His reaction to it all was well measured. He didn't "****" these people to go to hell on the spot. He didn't injure them except He surprised them and forced them to obey, and to stop desecrating His Father's house; He wanted it to immediately be a place of prayer and worship for gentiles, not a business enter or circus or band of profiteering thieves. So HE drove them out of that place. Oh that HE could so easily drive out the sickness in us that would have us love the world more than loving and following Him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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