(John 2:13-17).
“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’”
People making a profit off stuff that was holy was a big offense to God. However, these days isn’t it the case everywhere? I mean, how can we possibly justify the salaries of mega-pastors? It only costs so much to run a mega-ministry and mega-church.
Anyway, the situation in Jesus’ day was people came to the temple without sacrificial animals, so a huge “tourist trap” industry developed to provide the animals. This angered Jesus.
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