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The Story of Jesus
He Cleansed the Temple

(Lesson 50)

Introduction:
 

         1. God's people are taught in 2 Peter 3:18 to grow in the knowledge of His Son.
         2. To grow in the knowledge of God's Son we must go to the right source for information.
         3. In John 5:39 Jesus said, "Search the Scriptures . . . they are they which testify of me."
         4. The Scriptures teach that Jesus cleansed the temple twice during His ministry.
         5. In this lesson we are examining these 2 occasions when Jesus reacted to sinful activities that
             took place in the temple.
         6. Before we do so, let us consider several . . .

Discussion:


I.           PRELIMINARY  MATTERS


         A. The time for both occasions was Passover.
             1. Passover was one of the 3 feasts that male Israelites were to observe at the house of the Lord
                (Exodus 23:14-19).
             2. During Passover offerings were to be presented to the Lord (Leviticus 23:4-8).
             3. We learn from Acts 2:5-11 that Jews traveled to Jerusalem from many areas to observe these feasts.
         B. The Law of Moses contained a provision for those who traveled long distances to Jerusalem
             (Deuteronomy 14:23-27).
         C. God had always intended for the temple to be a "house of prayer" (Isaiah 56:6-7).
         D. Unfortunately, the Israelites had developed a problem of turning God's house into a "den of robbers"
             by doing things they should not have done (Jeremiah 7:8-11).
         E. During the Lord's ministry, some men in the temple were involved in buying and selling supplies for
             offerings at a profit as well as exchanging currency at a profit.

II.          JESUS  REACTED  TO  THIS  SITUATION  TWICE


         A. He reacted to it near the beginning of His ministry (John 2:13-17).
         B. He reacted to it at the end of His ministry (Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48).

III.         APPLICATION


         A. Today, God's house is the church (1 Timothy 3:15).
         B. The Lord knows the works that take place in each congregation (Revelation 2-3).
         C. The men Jesus drove out of the temple illustrate how a sinful activity can become a recurring problem;
             however, the Lord wants His church to be spotless, holy, and unblemished (Ephesians 5:25-27).
         D. To receive continual cleansing we must follow the instructions given in 1 John 1:5-10.
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