John 2: When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.

15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. John 2:13-25

16 To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!" 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me." 16 To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!" 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me." John 2:13-25

18 Then the Jews demanded of him, "What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." 18 Then the Jews demanded of him, "What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." John 2:13-25

20 The Jews replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body. John 2:13-25

22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. John 2:13-25

23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. John 2:13-25

25 He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man. John 2:13-25

Jesus Cleanses the Temple: Out With the Old, In With the New John 2:13-25

Textual Information The cleansing of the Temple (2:12-15) The cleansing of the Temple (2:12-15) The condemning of the thieves (2:16-17) The condemning of the thieves (2:16-17) The ignorance of the Jewish leaders (2:18-22) The ignorance of the Jewish leaders (2:18-22) The insincerity of the Jewish laity (2:23-25) The insincerity of the Jewish laity (2:23-25)

Jesus cleansed the Temple twice Jesus cleansed the Temple twice John is right and the other three are wrong John is right and the other three are wrong John died and left his gospel not completely finished John died and left his gospel not completely finished John was more interested in truth than he was in facts John was more interested in truth than he was in facts Issues

Jesus is Angry His anger had the proper motivation His anger had the proper motivation His anger had the proper focus His anger had the proper focus His anger was not His only emotion His anger was not His only emotion

His anger had the proper control His anger had the proper control His anger had the proper duration His anger had the proper duration His anger had the proper result His anger had the proper result Jesus is Angry

Multiple Reasons for Jesus’ Anger God’s house was being desecrated God’s house was being desecrated Social injustice was being committed Social injustice was being committed Gentiles were being denied a proper place of prayer Gentiles were being denied a proper place of prayer

Out with the old, In with the new Jesus is Messiah Jesus is Messiah

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