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1 | Money changers in Temple | Matthew | LadyS007 | 225555 | ||
Money Changer is a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate. The people were required to make offerings at the Temple. As it was too difficult for those living far away to bring animals with them, they would instead purchase the animal when they arrived at the Temple. Also, it was not permitted to use pagan money to make offerings (or pay the Temple tax), so coins would be evaluated and exchanged for shekels. The men providing this service had found it too easy to cheat people however, and it is for this dishonesty that Yeshua drives them out. Matthew 12. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. The last part of verse 13, where he say you have made it a den of theives. Everyone that was selling in the temple that day were overcharging people. |
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2 | Money changers in Temple | Matthew | EdB | 225558 | ||
I agree with your answer for the most part but I believe Jesus threw them out not only because they cheated but because the were conducting business in a site sanctified for the worship of God. Mark 11:15-16 (NASB) 15 Then they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves; 16 and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple. It is for this reason I strongly object to visiting Christian performers from selling anything in the church. The world looks at the church as money grubbing and buying and selling in the church tends to confirm that incorrect opinion. 1 Peter 2:12 (NASB) 12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation. |
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