MY HOUSE SHALL BE A HOUSE OF PRAYER

Passage: Matthew 21:12-17

Key verse: 13

NIV

Jesus at the Temple(A)

12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(B) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(C) and the benches of those selling doves.(D) 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[a](E) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[b]”(F)

14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(G) 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,”(H) they were indignant.(I)

16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’[c]?”(J)

17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany,(K) where he spent the night.

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  1. Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
  2. Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
  3. Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
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ESV

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

12 (A)And Jesus entered the temple[a] and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of (B)the money-changers and the seats of those who sold (C)pigeons. 13 He said to them, “It is written, (D)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but (E)you make it a den of robbers.”

14 (F)And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. 15 (G)But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, (H)“Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant, 16 and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; (I)have you never read,

(J)“‘Out of the mouth of (K)infants and nursing babies
    you have prepared praise’?”

17 And (L)leaving them, he (M)went out of the city to (N)Bethany and lodged there.

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  1. Matthew 21:12 Some manuscripts add of God
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1. Jesus cleansed the temple (12-13)

When Jesus entered the house of God, he saw that the religious leaders were doing their own business; they were not praying; they did not care about God's work or God's people.

2. The blind and lame healed (14)

Jesus healed the blind and the lame who came to him in the temple. This was the work of the Messiah.

3. The children shout, 'Hosanna!' (15-17)

Even though Jesus taught God's word and healed the sick, the religious leaders did not listen or believe. They were angry when the children welcomed Jesus as Messiah with shouts of 'Hosanna to the Son of David.' Jesus taught them from the Bible that the children were right. Their welcoming songs and shou ts fulfilled scripture.

Prayer: Lord, cleanse my heart and make in it a place of prayer. Give me eyes to see your work and zeal to do it.

One Word: Make God's house a house of prayer