The Temple Matthew 21:12-16 gives the events of Jesus’ cleansing of the temple. Jesus entered the temple and saw moneychangers and merchants disgracing His Father’s house. “Jesus entered the temple area and drove out those engaged in selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.” (Matthew 21:13) Mark, Luke and John all give similar accounts of Jesus driving out the merchants and …showed first 75 words of 486 total…

…showed last 75 words of 486 total…our own temples, our bodies, which is the temple of God. We must drive out sin and let God into our hearts the way Jesus showed us. Also Jesus’ actions set the tone for his death. It set up His betrayal, arrest, condemnation and his death on the cross. The cleansing of the temple may not be very long in the Gospels but it contained many meanings that Jesus wanted us to learn and understand