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Jesus Clears the Temple Courts

11/21/2014

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It's hard to stay committed to a Bible Study.  Our lives are too busy to focus on Christ. We have jobs to go to, children to tend to, cleaning to do, favors, entertainment, friends, movies we can't miss.  That's why I like to get up right away and do a Study for me.  At night we read as a family to our boys.  They are 15 and 13 but we have done it faithfully for 9 years, ever since we were saved.


When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.  In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”


1) Jesus is clearly upset?  Why?
2) Do you think Jesus lost his cool?
3) What does it mean Zeal for your house will consume me?"

The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”

4) Does seeing signs or seeing something make us believe in Jesus?

Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”


5) Here we see "three days" again.  Is there a significance?

They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” But the temple he had spoken of was his body.  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.

6) Sometimes when we hear something we don't remember it until a big situation occurs, and then it's brought back to our memory.  Have you ever remembered scripture at a time you needed it?  When?

Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.


7) Do you think you can fool Jesus by going to church?  If Jesus can see your heart and it's not really for him, how can that change?
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Dana
11/21/2014 03:59:41 am

1. Yes he was upset because they were disrespecting Father God. This place was holy, sanctified, set apart for him and they turned it into a place for profit for themselves.
2. Yes I believe He was righteously indignant. As He should be.
3. Zeal for your house means I am so focused and passionate about you and the place set aside for you that it burns within me.
4. Well it says a wicked and perverse generation seek a sign. God please don't let me be like that. And you believe because you have seen. Blessed are those who believe with faith yet have not seen. But recently when I cried out to God. HE SHOWED UP. I was desperate and told Him I need to see You, to feel that you are with me. Pacing the deck, praying to see His manifest Glory and presence. A dark cloud came over the yard. I hollered at my dad (who is not a christian) and said dad, come here. What is that cloud, all the sudden a strong when began to blow. Knocking chairs off the deck, my dad was running around the yard, yelled, get in the house. I stepped off the deck and into the yard and said, no dad, IT'S GOD. I said, thank you Jesus, I feel you and I know you are with me. And then it stopped. True story. The dog ran under the house and no wouldn't come out for 2 hours.

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Dana
11/21/2014 04:38:06 am

I believe even when I don't see a sign. But He loves me so much, He did make Himself more real to me and let me feel His wind caressing my face. I am alone with not much human contact. He did that for me cause He loves me so much. And now these things happen all the time. I don't know if they are happening more often or perhaps now I am just more sensitive to Him. See Him daily, quickly answering prayers.

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Dana
11/21/2014 09:29:41 pm

Dana! What a great testimony, can not wait to hear it in person! Excellent answers, they inspire me as well! I love to hear of passion in others and the things God does as it inspires me and carries me as well! My thoughts are:
1) Because man was trying to make people pay for God's gifts which are freely given. Religion was creating fear and making people feel like if they couldn't PAY for their sins that they would be condemned. Jesus clearly shows his disapproval.
2) Not at all, I believe it showed his passion and love for our lives. Like a hero, a warrior, someone that came to set the captives free. I think it might have also been prophetic, but I don't remember for sure.
3) I think it means passion for your lives will take me to the cross for you.
4) Seeing signs seems to help us in a "stuck" point with Christ, but we seem to easily forget all the wonderful things he's done so it tends to be more on faith in my opinion.
5) Yes, very much so. I'm not got my finger on it though, there's the trinity, the third day he rose, he did miracles, etc. etc. A day is like a 1000 and a 1000 is like a day, could mean we are currently in the third day now.
6) It's kind of my way of hearing from God at times. If I'm praying over a situation and scripture comes to mind, it is usually a sign God is bring back his word to my memory on how to take action.
7) I think church is an amazing place to fellowship to learn to grow, to try out your gifts in safety, to feel loved, but your heart for Jesus is what is going to transform you and you will see that outside the church walls.

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