Lesson 3 – trouble at the temple Mark 11-12 Lesson 3 – trouble at the temple

Trouble at the temple BACKGROUND: - VERSE 11 - WE SEE JESUS OBSERVING SOME THINGS AT THE TEMPLE. - WHATEVER HE SAW HE WOULD ADDRESS THE NEXT DAY WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE TEMPLE. - LET’S LOOK AT THE TEMPLE AND ITS COURTS. - COURT OF THE GENTILES - COURT OF WOMEN

TROUBLE AT THE TEMPLE - COURT OF THE ISRAELITES - COURT OF THE PRIESTS - HOLY PLACE & HOLY OF HOLIES OUR LESSON TAKES PLACE IN THE COURT OF THE GENTILES. - PART OF JEWISH WORSHIP INVOLVED SACRIFICING OF ANIMALS. - LEVITICUS 5:6-7; 14:22 - MARK MENTIONS “Doves Being Sold” – SACRIFICE OF THE POOR - “SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY” – TAX HAD TO BE PAID IN JEWISH MONEY.

TROUBLE AT THE TEMPLE - Often Used For Business – Trade Route. - Verse 16 – “VESSELS THROUGHTHE TEMPLE” - The Temple courtyard provided a quick path between the eastern part of the city of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. - Often Used For Business – Trade Route. - Let’s Revisit the Text and Dig Deeper: - Mark 11:15-18

Trouble at temple SOME PHRASES TO TAKE NOTE: - VS 15 –16 - “Drive Out” , “Overturned”, “Not Permit” - Vs 17 – “My House”, “House of Prayer”, “Robber’s Den” - Vs 18 – “Seeking to Destroy”, “Astonished at Teaching”

Trouble at the temple HAVE WE FALLEN SHORT?