Jesus, on a rampage? Oh yeah. Try and imagine the scene from John 2:13-25. I mean, seriously, close your eyes and put yourself in the Temple when Jesus literally goes off with a whip he made from cords. Wouldn't one of your first thoughts be that this person, Jesus, was a lunatic? Or worse? His actions were anything but common place. I think that's one of the reasons why I like this story so much. I also like it because of what it reveals to me on a number of levels.
What do Jesus' actions and words tell you about him? What do they show you about how you live out the Christian life?
Tami W.
The first thing that comes to my mind in reading about Jesus becoming angry with the marketers in the Temple are the verses Deuteronomy 6:15 and Exodus 20:5 where God talks about being a JEALOUS God; wanting all our attention on Him with no other THINGS being 1st place in our life. Maybe Jesus was trying to get them to see that their focus was in the wrong place and that made Him justifiably angry. Maybe I'm way off base here.
That he is very zealous about the temple of God, and when we defile it we get him very angry.As you see,Jesus wasn't angry with there selling,but was angry with there selling in the temple, useing it for the wrong purpose.so it is with us according to 1st corinthians 3:16-17 that our body is the temple of the living God and when we defile it, useing it for the wrong purpose,we get him very angry
Throughout the Book of John, Jesus describes Himself as being one with the Father and in Chron 17 God speaks to David about having his son Solomon build an earthly home for the Father.
Jesus's love for the Father is so great that when He saw the people defiling His earthly home, the temple, that He had a righteous anger towards them as it states in verse 17 The zeal of my house has eaten me up.
I would pray that all of us as Christians would follow Jesus's example of love for the Father and have a desire to be zealous for following all of His ways.
I like the idea that we as Christians have a right to get angry when people are doing things that are against God. So when things are going wrong, we need to stand up and do something about it instead of being the "nice guy".
As I read the scripture passage and the comments, it makes me think that we are too easy going about things that are happening in our society today i.e. adultery, homosexuality etc. I absolutely believe these people should be treated with Godly love and respect, but are we saddened when we hear about another state legalizing gay marriage (for eample)?
Perhaps this is in my mind because I work in San Francisco. I wonder if it breaks our heart like it breaks God's heart when we see sin. This is what made Jesus angry in the temple.
This passage convicts me, our body is a Temple for our Lord and should be clean.I pray for a forgiving and repenting spirit that we should at least be made clean and acceptable before our Lord.
I believe that Jesus was showing that we can be angry without sin. He showed what righteous anger looks like. We need to show that same righteous anger with some of the attitudes and sins of our world today.
Good evening,
I'm sure each has noticed the amount of comments that come each day, some days a lot, and some days a few. It's interesting to me, but I'm not really sure and it's not on the subject.
So why did I use the word sure. Without really thinking I sometimes say or do something that is really not right. I sometimes need a wake up call to let me know about my bad habit that has really got out of hand. The people selling in the Temple needed a big wake up call, and Jesus gave it to them, Loud and Clear. You’re doing something wrong here, and you need to stop. Being a serious person that I am, I’m glad that Jesus set that example. We do need to stand up for what is right, and sometimes get loud. But, we need to remember not to sin while giving the wake up call. Each situation that we are exposed to needs the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we are the one to be used to go into the temple with the whip, and sometimes we are not.
We need not be like Jonah was before his big fish experience. We should have the fruit of the Spirit working and growing in us, but not be afraid to Stand Up for Jesus when we are prompted by the Holy Spirit, Not our Flesh. Balance is a good thing. Praise God!
I am simply reminded in this passage to keep all things focused on God. Its so easily to give in to earthly desires, or just earthly day to day things such as selling goods in a marketplace. All things turn to God if he remains the focus.