The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:46
The house of prayer. The strong indignation of our Lord shown on this occasion is a plain indication of the importance he attached to right thought concerning the sanctuary, and to the right use of it. He brought into prominence the act of prayer as that which should, above all things, characterize the house of God. We enter into his thought if we consider— I. THE SENSE IN WHICH SACRIFICE WAS PRAYER . The temple existed primarily and pre-eminently for sacrifice. There,... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:45-46
And he went into the temple . The recital of St. Luke here is more general and less precise than that of the other two synoptists. The Lord on that "Palm Sunday" evening simply went into the temple, ,, and when he had looked round about upon all things" it was then evening, and he returned to his lodging at Bethany with the twelve ( Mark 11:11 ). The expulsion of the money-changers, mentioned in the next verse (46), took place on the following day. St. Matthew adds another interesting... read more