“And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’””
Matthew 21:13
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'My house will be called a house of prayer.' Jesus quotes Isaiah when clearing the temple — the place meant for encounter had become a marketplace.
“I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.””
My house will be called a house of prayer — temple cleansing
“I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.””
You have made it a den of robbers — temple cleansing
“Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.”
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