Introduction
I. Jesus Cleanses God’s House (13-17)
• The condition in the temple courts (13-14)
• Jesus’ zeal for His Father’s House (15-17; Isa. 56:7; Jer. 7:11; Zech. 14:21; Mal. 3:1-3; Psa. 69:9)
“Love that never burns with righteous anger when the object of love is demeaned is no true love at all.” Sinclair Ferguson
“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” 1 Cor. 3:16
“You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:5
II. Jesus Personifies God’s House (18-22)
• We often ____ Jesus’ _____
• Jesus is the ______ in whom we have access to God’s presence (Jn. 1:14; 51; 14:6-7; 1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 9:11-14)
“And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.” Matt. 27:51
“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:19-22
Conclusion