Jesus not only drove money changers from the temple, but he also cleared out those who were selling animals. When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables ex...
The 'Chutzpah' man vs. 'Den of Thieves.' (Alan Dershowitz and James B. Stewart) their rights, maintains that 'Den of Thieves' essentially retells the religious story of Jesus throwing corrupt money-changer Jews out of the temple. This... M Hoyt 被引量: 0发表: 1992年 ...
Don’t swish your knees when you walk. Jesus doesn’t like it that way! (Did he walk quietly into the temple before throwing out the money changers?) This level of detail seems silly, as always. But it gets at the fundamentalist need for control. Those of us immersed in that way of...
Specifically he drove out the moneychangers. Jesus took action to reclaim the temple, and return it to a place of worship. As a peacemaker: Jesus showed righteous anger in the face of injustice. MATTHEW 21:12-13 PROTECTORZeus watched over Perseus throughout his life and aided him when ...
He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations...
So, how did Jesus respond to this abuse of the Temple? John tells us he made a whip of cords and drove them all out, along with the animals. He then poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. “Take these things away,” Jesus said according to...
But it’s also about ABUNDANT LIFE. That’s the part we learn to live out each day. Our neediness for Christ speaks of His power alive in us. We’ve heard this phrase all our lives: “I don’t mean to preach to the choir…” Let me tell you, sometimes the choir needs the most...
What are you waiting for my fellow pastors? This is free money for you? Who not named Elon Musk or Bill Gates turns down free money (I think even those guys would take free money). As the church pays some (if not all) of the Pensions apportionment and the pastor/church contribute ...
14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it. 15 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 same time she noticed that a neighbor was throwing out some pottery. At her suggestion, we did some serious dumpster diving, both walking away with some lovely ceramic pots. Although she had been fighting cancer for a long time, her death was quite unexpected. Somehow I missed the ...