Little Disruptions T.M. Moore And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” John 2:15, 16 A house of prayer, not commerce So much for gentle Jesus, meek and mild. What’s going on here? Jesus recognized that, under authority from religious and civil rulers, merchants of various kinds had set up shop in the temple precincts, ostensibly to facilitate worship on the part of people who had come from afar or from other lands. If they had to come a long way, it would not be convenient to bring their sacrifice with them. Why not just buy one at the temple, you know, right before you go in?
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