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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 21:12-13

Christ cleansing the temple. According to St. Mark's more detailed account, Jesus "looked round" on the day of his triumphant entrance to Jerusalem, and effected his drastic reformation of temple abuses on the following morning. Thus we see that his action did not spring from a hasty outburst of passion. It was the result of deliberation. He had had a night in which to brood over the shameful desecration of his Father's house. I. THE DESECRATION . 1 . The nature of it. It would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 21:12-13

The fitting and the unfitting in God's house. "My house shall be called a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." Selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and changing foreign money into temple shekels, was right enough in its place; but the point is, that all this was being done in the wrong place. The sense of the appropriate, of the becoming, was lost; it was covered over and bidden by the greed of the trader, and the avarice of the money changer. Trade is not wrong, if it be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 21:12-16

The temple. I. THE LORD 'S ACTIONS THERE . 1 . His entrance. Jesus went into the temple of God. It was a fulfilment of the great prophecy of Malachi, "The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple." He came, but, alas! they delighted not in him. He came to "purify the sons of Levi, that they might offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." But, alas! they would not be purified. The Lord might cleanse the temple; the priests who ministered there would not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 21:12-17

The second cleansing of the temple . ( Mark 11:15-19 ; Luke 19:45-48 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 21:12-17

The Lord of the temple. "The temple of God" ( Matthew 21:12 ) Jesus calls "my house" ( Matthew 21:13 ), asserting himself to be the Divine Lord of the temple. And quoting as he does from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11 , he identifies himself as "Jehovah." Acting in this quality, he surveyed the characters he found in the temple and dealt with them accordingly. But the temple stands forth as a type of Christ's Church (cf. 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 2 Corinthians 6:16 ; Ephesians 2:21 ,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 21:12-22

This paragraph contains the account of the barren fig-tree, and of the cleansing of the temple. See also Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48.Matthew 21:12And Jesus went into the temple of God ... - From Mark 11:11-15, it is probable that this cleansing of the temple did not take place on the day that he entered Jerusalem in triumph, but on the day following.He came and looked round upon all things, Mark says, and went out to Bethany with the twelve. On the day following, returning from Bethany, he saw... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 21:9-11

Matthew 21:9-11. And the multitude that went before, and that followed In this triumphal procession, cried, saying Probably from a divine impulse; for certainly most of them understood not the words they uttered, Hosanna ( Lord, save us,) which was a solemn word in frequent use among the Jews. The meaning is, “We sing Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he, the Messiah, of the Lord. Save, thou that art in the highest heavens.” Our Lord restrained all public tokens of honour from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 21:12-14

Matthew 21:12-14. And Jesus went into the temple He did not go up to the court, or to the palace, though he came in as a king; but to the temple; for his kingdom is spiritual, and not of this world. It is in holy things that he rules, and in the temple of God that he exercises authority. And cast out them that sold and bought Namely, doves and oxen for sacrifice. He had cast them out three years before, (John 2:14,) bidding them not make that house a house of merchandise: upon the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:1-11

FINAL TEACHING IN JERUSALEM119. The triumphal entry (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19)The time had now come for Jesus to challenge his opponents openly by a clear public demonstration that he was Israel’s Messiah. The Jewish leaders wanted to arrest him, but when told of his whereabouts they feared to take action. They were unsure of the extent of Jesus’ popular support (cf. John 11:57; John 12:9-11).To make sure that nothing stopped him from making a bold public... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:12-17

120. Jesus cleanses the temple (Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48)At the beginning of his public ministry Jesus had cleansed the temple (see John 2:13-25), but old practices had returned. Now that he had come to his messianic city he cleansed it again. By his action he showed God’s judgment on those who had forgotten the real purpose of religious exercises and used them chiefly to make money (Matthew 21:12-13).God was more pleased with Jesus’ action in healing the blind and the... read more

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