Jesus Clears the Temple “My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you are making it a den of robbers.” (Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46) When pilgrims arrived in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, they encountered merchants and money changers around the Jerusalem temple. Both the merchants and money changers provided key […]

RISING TENSIONS “Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” (Matthew 21:23)  On Tuesday, following his clearing of the temple according to Mark, tension between Jesus […]