I read the cleansing of the temple as a stark warning against any and every false sense of security. Misplaced allegiances, religious presumption, pathetic excuses, smug self-satisfaction, spiritual complacency, nationalist zeal, political idolatry, and economic greed in the name of God are only some of the tables that Jesus would overturn in his own day and in ours.
-Dan Clendenin
Subtle as a Sledge Hammer: Jesus “Cleanses” the TempleMarch 19, 2006
http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20060313JJ.shtml
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