1. Jesus Clears the Temple

2. Jesus worshipped God in the Temple.
We worship God in the church building.

3. Is it possible to worship badly now, also?
Yes. We can miss the point and worship to serve our own ends rather than God’s.
How does God want us to worship Him?
We should think about Him, not us.
We should behave ourselves, and not be disrespectful.
We can do this by being quiet, listening to the speaker, singing the songs, and praying along with the congregation.

4. REMEMBER
Worshipping God is like meeting Him in person. What could we do to displease God? Think about worldly things, talk when others are speaking, run around like it was a playground, be selfish, not think about God at all. 

5. The Place to worship God in Jesus’ day was called?
A. Tabernacle
B. Temple
Answer: Temple

6. What did the Priests in the Temple do?
Offer Sacrifices
Sell products
Clean the floors
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7. Sacrifices on the
Holy Altar

8. Holy Objects were put in the Temple
They were:
Ark of the Covenant
Altar of Incense
The Candlestick
The Brazen Laver
The Table of
Showbread

9. What were the holy men called in the temple who guarded the Word?
A. Pharisees
B. Priests
C. Disciples
PHARISEES

10. Inside the temple what were they supposed to be doing?
Pray and read the Holy Scriptures
Offered Sacrifices
Sold merchandise

12. The Original Pharisees …
Protected and Preserved the Law of God….

13. By the time of Jesus
They became prideful and added to the Law certain rules that were too difficult.
They became the
“Finger-pointers of religious society”

14. They boasted.
“I’m so glad that I am not like that publican (Tax Collector).”
I’m better than he is.

15. They even tried to trap Jesus in His own words.

16. They even plot to have Jesus killed

17. So when Jesus came he found that the Religious leaders weren’t acting very….
A. Happy
B. Godly
B. Godly

18. The people who came to the Temple had to bring what?
A. Offering
B. Clothes
C. Food
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19. Offerings for Sacrifices
Poor brought
Turtledoves
Middleclass brought
Sheep or goats
Rich might bring an ox

20. Money in Jesus’ Day

21. Money Changers sat in Front of Temple

22. Jesus sees them selling things and cheating the people so he…
A. Joins them in the
sales and helps them?
Tells them to get out
of His father’s house to sell and cheat

23. Jesus overturns the Money changers tables

24. He says….My Father’s house is supposed to be a house of ______?
A. Goods & Merchandise
B. Fun and Games
C. Prayer
C. Prayer

25. Then Jesus said…”But you have made it a….______________
A. “Place of rest”
B. “Holy Place”
C. “Den of thieves”
C. Den of thieves

26. Why was Jesus so upset? A. They were not being fair to the people
B. His Father’s Temple was to be a Holy Place B.

27. What does “Holy” mean? A. Common B. Set Apart for God
C. Perfectly Clean B.

28. Common utensils

29. Uncommon or Special Utensils used in Worship

30. In the Temple this was the…
A. Golden stand
B. Golden Candlestick B

31. What makes it special? A. The gold
B. The fact that it was set apart for the special use for God

32. The Temple required special things made to Worship God

34. The Priest could take it home and use it for a candlestick there?
True or False
False

35. The Holy Things were to be “Set apart for God”

36. Are there things in your house that are considered “set apart” as special?
Name some:

37. Pictures of things “set apart” as special

38. These Set Apart things are kept where?
A. On the floor
B. In the garage
C. In a special place C.

39. Holy things are set apart for use with God.
People are to set their lives apart to be useful for God.
We are to keep God’s house as a place that is set apart for Him.

40. What shouldn’t be done in God’s House today?
A. Fighting with others
B. Using church as a place only to make money
C. Cheating people
D. Talking in church during service
E. All of the above

41. Keep God’s House Holy
How?
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