April 14, 2025 • 24 mins
What makes God angry? What would it take for the Prince of Peace, Jesus, to act out in rage?
Jesus bursts into the temple with passion and boldness, flipping tables and driving out the greedy moneychangers. People stand in awe as Jesus delivers a harsh rebuke to the religious elite.
Today's Bible verse is Isaiah 16:3,5, from the King James Version.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Give counsel, execute justice. Make your shade like the night
in the middle of the noonday, Hide the outcasts, don't
betray the fugitive Isaiah sixteen three to five. Dear Lord,
you are my source of strength, comfort and joy. When
(00:22):
I think about your life, death and resurrection, I am
filled with hope, for you proved yourself as my deliverer.
Because of your goodness, I cannot help but shout for joy.
Because of your faithfulness, I will raise my hands and
praise and proclaim your name from the roof tops. My
(00:44):
hope in you will never end because your love endures forever.
Empower me to day, to march forward with light hearted joy,
even when life gets heavy in Jesus name. Amen, Thank
you for praying with me to day. You're listening to
(01:06):
the Jesus podcast Sagas from the Gospel told like never before.
Remain here to immerse yourself in the drama and wonder
of Christ's road to the Cross and out of the grave.
Follow this podcast on whatever platform you're listening to. Doing
so will keep you updated, but also help us get
(01:29):
discovered by more people. We want the story of Jesus
to be known throughout the world. Thanks for making that possible.
The gentle touch of the sun softened the morning's cool bite.
Rays of light paved the road between Bethany and Jerusalem.
(01:49):
Splashes of orange and hues of muted pink arrayed the countryside.
The pathway Jesus and his companions traveled ascended and deca
scented with the hills. The tall grasp beside them bent
toward the city as if pointing the way forward. Standing
(02:09):
proudly atop a cliff to their left was a solitary
fig tree. Its leaves were a deep shade of green.
Jesus paused and peered at the fig tree with an
intense gaze. He climbed the slight slope to the tree
and scanned it up and down. He surveyed its branches
(02:30):
for fruit, but it hadn't none. It was not the
season for figs. Yet this tree, with its vibrant leaves
and colorful complexion, touted itself differently. The disciples watched Jesus
place a hand on the tree trunk. They looked at
his hand. It was the hand of a craftsman, calloused
(02:53):
from decades of labor. For the entire time they knew him,
they had watched those hands heal lepers, give sight to
the blind, and comfort the outcast. They were the hands
of restoration, blessing, and providence. However, as Jesus extended his
(03:13):
right hand and placed it upon the tree, they felt
a different power emanating from him. He grasped it firmly
and spoke a curse that sent chills down their spines.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
May no one need fruit from you ever.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Again, he growled. Everyone looked at the tree, back at him,
then at the tree again. The fig tree stood unperturbed,
leaves rustling only slightly in the breeze.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
What makes God angry? And what would it take for
the Prince of peace Jesus to act out in rage?
Micah six' eight says. This he has shown, you o,
man what is? Good and what does The lord require of?
You to act justly and to love mercy and to
walk humbly with Your. God god has told us what he's.
Required he wants justice and mercy to be balanced with.
(04:06):
Humility what happens when an entire religious system forgets, justice ignores,
mercy and puffs themselves up with. Pride welcome to The Jesus.
Podcast stories about, triumph love and the passion Of. Jesus
i'm pastor zachwpray dot, com AND i want to invite
you to follow this. Podcast we're going to be going
through hundreds of gospel stories all throughout the, year told
(04:29):
in a way to awaken your imagination and challenge your.
Faith It's Holy, week the time between the triumphal entry
and the resurrection from the. Grave jesus's last few days
before his crucifixion were filled with tense moments that inspire
both reflection and. Praise today we focus on the intensity Of.
Jesus we just listened to him curse a fig, tree
(04:50):
and now we're going to hear him proclaim woes over
the city Of jerusalem and storm the temple courtyards picking a.
Fight while you listen to this, STORY i want you
to look closely for parallels between the fig tree and
the religious Leaders jesus is about to. Challenge there are
many parallels between. Them jesus despises vapid and empty. Religion
(05:11):
jesus knows the end is near and he's turning up
the temperature. Here he's not running away from, conflict and
he's not running away from the trials that await. Him
each act is deliberate and. Purposeful his feet are pointed
like arrows towards the, destination the place Called, calvary the
place of the, Skull, golgatha The. Cross jesus isn't going
(05:32):
to do anything by. Accident everything right now is. Purposeful
do you Think jesus is? Tame do you Think jesus
is a passive spectator of? Corruption think. Again jesus' shoulders
relaxed as he released his grip on the. Tree he
turned back and saw the city Of jerusalem shining brilliantly
(05:53):
in the. Light its glory was, vibrant, beautiful like the trees.
Leaves his jaw clenched and his bottom lip began to.
Quiver jesus looked At jerusalem with disappointment in his. Eyes
the disciples drew back and gave him. Space there was
(06:16):
tension in the, atmosphere like a shifting wind before a.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Storm the dam In jesus's soul, broke and a flood
of rushing emotions poured out of. HIM a mixture of, anger,
sorrow and love poured out of. Him as he, Bellowed
his cries echoed down the. Hills he fell to his
(06:40):
knees and wept with a, ferocity like a mother bear
roaring over her lost.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Cup my, youre HOW i wish to tell you would
understand the path to.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Peace he gripped his, chest as if pleading with the
city and his own. Soul but it's too. Late it's too.
Late peace is hidden from your. Eyes there was a momentary,
pause a break in the tears as he closed his.
Eyes the wind continued its descent toward the, city carrying
(07:12):
his heartfelt message with.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
It it won't be long now before your enemies build
ramparts against your walls and surround you from every. Side
they will.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Crush, You.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Jerusalem they will bury you into the, ground you and
your children with. You your enemies won't leave a single
stone in, place and all if it could have been,
saved if you just Seem god in your.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Midst his followers remained at a healthy, distance allowing space
for his prophetic. Weepings they had assumed their journey with
their master would ultimately end with a provisional rise to. Power,
however at this, moment on the hill overlooking The Holy,
city they sent something else was in store for. Them
(07:59):
the passion of the Prophet king was, awakened And jerusalem
was about to be. Shaken jesus disciples stayed a few
paces behind, him trying to discern what would happen. Next
their teacher's demeanor had shifted since his triumphal. Entry he
(08:20):
wasn't anxious or, hurried but there was an urgency in
his stride they hadn't seen. Before jesus entered the city with.
Intention every step was aimed at The temple like an.
Arrow they arrived at the temple, courtyard a space set
(08:40):
aside for gentiles and foreigners to Worship. God the intentions
for the Outer yard were explicit In god's. Word the
outer squares were designed to be a refuge for the
alien and onlooker to experience the love Of. God, however
what the group stepped into was some Else. Entirely money
(09:02):
changers and merchants occupied the, courtyard peddling animals for sacrifice
and exchanging foreign currency at an unfair. Rate the outer
courtyard had ceased being a place for outcasts to Worship
god and had become a place to milk the foreigners
for all they were. Worth the poor were now unable
(09:25):
to make sacrifices at The. Temple the middle class was
forced to exchange their modest sacrifice for a more expensive
and temple approved. Sacrifice tables arrayed the, courtyard holding weights
and scales to balance silver and. Gold yet for all
the scales there was no. Fairness for all the, guards
(09:49):
there was no. Justice jesus peered up at the temple's
leaders and. Snarled he could smell their greed from a mile.
Away they had been fattening themselves off the exploitation of
Non jewish. Worshipers he looked upon the sea of innocent
faces desperate to Access. God he saw poor families walking
(10:12):
away because they could not afford the temples approved. Animals
they wanted to be near To. God they Wanted god
to redeem. Them god was near and he would. Redeem
the words Of isaiah reverberated in his. Mind give, wisdom
grant them. Justice make your shadow like night at the
(10:36):
height of, noon shelter the. OUTCASTS a large stone table
was in the center of the. Courtyard scales with gold
and silver weights were placed on them to measure against
the foreigner's. Coin god's passionate prophet took a decisive step.
Forward he was about to balance the. Scales he placed
(10:59):
his work worn hands underneath the large stone, table gripped
its edges tightly and swung his whole body, upward flipping
it into the. Air the stone cracked as it hit the,
ground and coins scattered along the cobbled. Floor the same
power that sent fire down from heaven and split the
(11:20):
earth in days of old coursed through his. Soul one by.
One jesus flipped every table in the courtyard that had
been hewn as an altar of. Greed he shattered the
crates of the, animals sent sheep running from their, owners
and halted anyone from carrying anything into the. Temple his
(11:40):
strong legs marched up the steps to where the temple
leaders remained in. Shock he stood inches from them and
stared into their very. Souls jesus saw pass their ceremonial
robes and religious. Medallions, outwardly they appeared to have. Life
jesus could see the void within. Them jesus turned to the.
(12:04):
Crowd the chaos he had caused paused, momentarily and all
were silent as he. Spoke he spoke was glorious. Authority
his voice boomed and reverberated across the courtyard as he said.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
It is, written my house shall be called a house
of prayer for all the. Nations look what you've made.
It you've turned this refuge for prayer into a den of.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
Thieves everyone in the courtyard heard, him but only his
students truly. Listened they watched his chest rise and fall
with every emboldened. Breath he was more than a passionate
prophet Like elijah Or john The. Baptist he was the
voice that once boomed From Mount. Sinai none could fathom
(12:54):
the depth of what was happening at the. Moment the
tables and temple currency represented the walls of separation Between
god and. Humanity the connection between them had been, lost
but his chosen hero stood before them on the steps
to restore what had been. Lost the broken tables and
(13:16):
spilled coins represented the toppling of a religious system that
kept people far from their creator's. Heart all would be restored,
soon but not without a. Sacrifice his battle was not
ultimately against the priests of the money, changers but against
(13:38):
the sin that ensnared their.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Souls what makes us angry often reveals what we cherish.
Most if someone ever disrespects my, Wife i'm stirred to.
Anger if my kids are threatened in any, WAY i
begin to boil with. Fury the same can be said
for not so righteous things in my. LIFE i enjoy
(14:02):
food probably more THAN i, should SO i get irritated
when somebody interrupts me during a. Meal what angers us
most reveals what we love, most or at least reveals
a crucial part of our. Character so what Angered jesus the?
Most what stirred him to? Action this episode showed us
a few scenes Of jesus being moved to. Outrage, first
(14:23):
we saw him lash out at a fig tree that
wasn't bearing. Fruit does that Reveal jesus's deep and passionate
hatred for? Figs of course. Not in our next, episode
we're going to get into more detail about the fig,
tree but here's a. Teaser the fig tree is a.
Metaphor it's a metaphor for the, priests The, pharisees and
the religious. System the tree showed vibrant leaves as if
(14:44):
it was the season for, figs but upon further, inspection
no fruit was found in the. Tree jesus hates spiritual false. Advertising,
Next jesus turns his face to the city and. Laments
he talks about how they've missed. It they've met this
incredible work of The messiah that they'd been pining after
for so. Long peace With god was right in front of,
(15:06):
them but they were blind to it. All jesus is
angry with their willing. Ignorance he revealed himself to The.
Pharisees he revealed himself to the religious. Leaders they saw
all the, signs they heard his, preaching and they beheld
the glorious work Of. Jesus but, still because of their,
pride they ignored. Him you, see pride Blinds. Us when
(15:28):
he looked back at the city draped in, splendor he
couldn't help but. Weep for all its, beauty it was dead,
inside just like the fig. Tree why was it? Dead
because they had strayed from the heart Of god and
were unprepared for the struggles. Ahead jesus was emotional at
the thought of his people. Suffering as a parent mourns
over a child who is. Strayed god is passionate about,
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you and he mourns when you've strayed or when pride
has blinded. You But jesus is anger didn't stop. There
in this, episode what else Stirs jesus to. Indignation, well
When god's people are being kept from intimacy with. Him
remember HOW i said that what angers us most reveals
what we love. Most if we look at the story
Of god in The, bible it becomes very clear as
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to What god loves. Most he loves to dwell with
his people and bless. Them god loves to dwell with
his people and bless. Them we first see this in
The garden Of. Eden In genesis one twenty, seven it says,
This So god created man in his own, image in
the image Of. God he created him male and. Female
he created. Them Then god bless. Them after The garden Of,
(16:32):
Eden god chose a family to dwell. With he Shows, Abraham,
isaac And. Jacob In genesis, seventeen he makes a promise To,
abraham and he, says i will establish my covenant between
me and you and all of your descendants and all
the generations after. Them i'm going to make an everlasting
covenant to Be god to you and your descendants after.
You And genesis twenty two it says in your seed
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all the nations of the earth shall be. Blessed So
god has this divine plan to bring all of the
nations into intimacy and unity with. Him it starts with
him establishing a nation Through abraham's, descendants a people, group
a nation whose history would be centered around a Holy
god pursuing them at all, costs A god that would send,
plagues part, sees and shatter the earth and demolish walls
(17:18):
to get them and bless. Them as a symbol of this,
unity he established The ark of The covenant and The.
Tabernacle god wanted to dwell with his traveling. People, then
once the nation Of israel was, Established god dwelled in The,
temple a place where people could travel thousands of miles
to visit and commune With. God here they would pray
(17:39):
and make sacrifices and seek intimacy With. God sacrifices would
be made and offered up To. God in these, sacrifices
the innocent blood of animals shed were a picture of
the consequence of sin on, humanity and ultimately they were
pointing towards a greater sacrifice That jesus would make just
a week after. This this temple is where the peace
(18:00):
people's sins would be brought Before god and to implore
Of god to forgive, them bless, them and embolden. Them
it was a place of worship and. Repentance and this
was not just a practice for the people Of, israel
you know, that, right people from all nations would flock
to The, temple not Just, jews but gentiles. Too in,
fact there was an entire outer section of the temple
(18:21):
dedicated for gentiles to come and commune With. God this
is so crazy because that Was god's desire all. Along
remember the promise he made To. Abraham he wanted all
the nations to be. Blessed In genesis twenty, two he
made a promise that through the seed Of, abraham every
single nation would be. Blessed so that's why there was
a special section of the temple dedicated to, gentiles but
(18:45):
it was also dedicated to the, outcasts the, poor those
who really desperately Needed god can come and commune With.
Him and guess what section the priests and the temple
leaders used to start making. Money that's, right the place
where the gentiles and the outcasts were supposed to be
able to come in commune With god was the same
(19:06):
place people were using to make a. Prophet so not
only were all the gentiles now not able to come
and Worship, god but the poor were unable to Worship god,
too because the temple currency had a super crazy exchange.
Rate these people were inhibiting the outcasts and the poor
from Worshiping, god and that's what Stirred jesus to. Anger
(19:26):
the temple was Where god decided to make himself, present
but greed was keeping the poor and needy from accessing.
Him the priests and The pharisees were making the poor
and dispossessed by their. Atonement but only the blood Of
christ can do. That So jesus got. Mad he flipped
the tables over because the heart Of god is to
be with his, children and he'll do anything it takes
(19:49):
to be with. Them when we get, angry it's always
because we're supposed to protect. Something so when it comes
To god displaying, anger he is protecting something to his,
glory his purpose for. Humanity that is what Made jesus.
Angry it was undermining his plan for The. Gospel listen
to these words From isaiah fifty, six and let me
(20:10):
know if they sound. Familiar do not let the son
of the, foreigner who has joined himself to The lord speak,
saying The lord has utterly separated me from his, People
nor let the eunuchs say HERE i am a dry.
Tree for thus says The lord to the, eunuchs who
keep my sabbaths and choose what pleases, me and hold
fast my. Covenant even to, THEM i will give my
(20:31):
house and within my walls a place and a name
better than that of the sons and. DAUGHTERS i will
give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut.
Off also the sons of the, foreigner who join themselves
to The lord to serve him and to love the
name of The, lord to be his. Servants everyone who
keeps from defiling The sabbath and holds fast my, covenant even,
THEM i will bring to my holy mountain and make
(20:54):
them joyful in my house of. Prayer their burnt offerings
and their sacrifices will be excp did on my. Altar
from my house shall be called a house of prayer
for all the. Nations the words Of isaiah revealed the
heart Of. God he wanted his house to be a
house of, prayer a house where the, foreigner the, gentile
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and the poor could come and connect With. God it
has always Been god's desire to bring all the nations to,
himself and it has always been his desire to create
avenues for people to speak with, him to worship, him
and to be with him and to walk with. Him
before the veil was, torn this is where people would
go before the crucifixion Of jesus and the. Resurrection this
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was the place for. Worship what we See jesus doing
here in this episode is violently driving out that which
is separating people from experiencing intimacy With. God it's a
picture of What jesus would eventually do on the. Cross you,
see The cross was the most violent upheaval of sin
and separation this world has ever. Seen and just As
(21:57):
jesus violently flipped the tables that were separating people from
experiencing unity With, god he violently crucified the very sins
keeping you From. Him these gentiles were hopeless to come
Before god and to ask forgiveness in the, temple So
jesus made away he flipped the. Tables he does this
with us In ephesians chapter. Two paul tells us that
(22:18):
those who are far From, god the gentiles in the,
flesh have now been brought. In we strangers To god
have now been called his. Children the entire narrative of
scripture is that we have so many barriers keeping us
from a life of peace With, god and That god
will stop at nothing until all of those barriers are
flipped over and done away. With romans eight thirty eight says,
(22:41):
this FOR i am sure that neither death nor, life nor,
angels nor, rulers nor things, present nor things to, come nor,
powers nor, height nor, death nor anything else in all
creation will be able to separate us from the love Of. Christ,
jesus Our. Lord jesus removed all the barriers between us
And god on the. Cross he flipped our, tables if
you want to use that, metaphor for the temple was
a place for, reconciling, atoning and the healing work Of.
(23:04):
God After jesus flipped the, tables people flock to, him
and he ministered to. Them it says In hebrews four.
Sixteen let, us, then with, confidence draw near to the
throne Of, grace that we may receive mercy and find
grace to help in our time of. NEED i think
having confidence That god wants to hear from us and
speak to us changes our perspective on, prayer doesn't. It
(23:25):
he bends his ear to hear, us he makes avenues
for us to pray to. Him the grand table flipping
Work christ did on the cross and rising again from
the grave allows for prayer to have a full and
unhindered effect in our. Lives we have access To, God jesus,
Said ask and it will be given to. You seek
and you will. Find knock and the door will be
open to. You jeremiah, says you will seek me and
(23:48):
find me when you Seek me with all your. Heart Through,
jesus prayer is. Possible there is no actual impact we
are going to make as believers without stepping into unity
With god in, prayer And jesus made that all. Available
may we be people known for prayer Because god has
given us access To him through. Prayer it is the
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source of our power and our intimacy With. Him join
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Speaker 1 (24:23):
Time
Give counsel, execute justice. Make your shade like the night
in the middle of the noonday, Hide the outcasts, don't
betray the fugitive Isaiah sixteen three to five. Dear Lord,
you are my source of strength, comfort and joy. When
(00:22):
I think about your life, death and resurrection, I am
filled with hope, for you proved yourself as my deliverer.
Because of your goodness, I cannot help but shout for joy.
Because of your faithfulness, I will raise my hands and
praise and proclaim your name from the roof tops. My
(00:44):
hope in you will never end because your love endures forever.
Empower me to day, to march forward with light hearted joy,
even when life gets heavy in Jesus name. Amen, Thank
you for praying with me to day. You're listening to
(01:06):
the Jesus podcast Sagas from the Gospel told like never before.
Remain here to immerse yourself in the drama and wonder
of Christ's road to the Cross and out of the grave.
Follow this podcast on whatever platform you're listening to. Doing
so will keep you updated, but also help us get
(01:29):
discovered by more people. We want the story of Jesus
to be known throughout the world. Thanks for making that possible.
The gentle touch of the sun softened the morning's cool bite.
Rays of light paved the road between Bethany and Jerusalem.
(01:49):
Splashes of orange and hues of muted pink arrayed the countryside.
The pathway Jesus and his companions traveled ascended and deca
scented with the hills. The tall grasp beside them bent
toward the city as if pointing the way forward. Standing
(02:09):
proudly atop a cliff to their left was a solitary
fig tree. Its leaves were a deep shade of green.
Jesus paused and peered at the fig tree with an
intense gaze. He climbed the slight slope to the tree
and scanned it up and down. He surveyed its branches
(02:30):
for fruit, but it hadn't none. It was not the
season for figs. Yet this tree, with its vibrant leaves
and colorful complexion, touted itself differently. The disciples watched Jesus
place a hand on the tree trunk. They looked at
his hand. It was the hand of a craftsman, calloused
(02:53):
from decades of labor. For the entire time they knew him,
they had watched those hands heal lepers, give sight to
the blind, and comfort the outcast. They were the hands
of restoration, blessing, and providence. However, as Jesus extended his
(03:13):
right hand and placed it upon the tree, they felt
a different power emanating from him. He grasped it firmly
and spoke a curse that sent chills down their spines.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
May no one need fruit from you ever.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Again, he growled. Everyone looked at the tree, back at him,
then at the tree again. The fig tree stood unperturbed,
leaves rustling only slightly in the breeze.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
What makes God angry? And what would it take for
the Prince of peace Jesus to act out in rage?
Micah six' eight says. This he has shown, you o,
man what is? Good and what does The lord require of?
You to act justly and to love mercy and to
walk humbly with Your. God god has told us what he's.
Required he wants justice and mercy to be balanced with.
(04:06):
Humility what happens when an entire religious system forgets, justice ignores,
mercy and puffs themselves up with. Pride welcome to The Jesus.
Podcast stories about, triumph love and the passion Of. Jesus
i'm pastor zachwpray dot, com AND i want to invite
you to follow this. Podcast we're going to be going
through hundreds of gospel stories all throughout the, year told
(04:29):
in a way to awaken your imagination and challenge your.
Faith It's Holy, week the time between the triumphal entry
and the resurrection from the. Grave jesus's last few days
before his crucifixion were filled with tense moments that inspire
both reflection and. Praise today we focus on the intensity Of.
Jesus we just listened to him curse a fig, tree
(04:50):
and now we're going to hear him proclaim woes over
the city Of jerusalem and storm the temple courtyards picking a.
Fight while you listen to this, STORY i want you
to look closely for parallels between the fig tree and
the religious Leaders jesus is about to. Challenge there are
many parallels between. Them jesus despises vapid and empty. Religion
(05:11):
jesus knows the end is near and he's turning up
the temperature. Here he's not running away from, conflict and
he's not running away from the trials that await. Him
each act is deliberate and. Purposeful his feet are pointed
like arrows towards the, destination the place Called, calvary the
place of the, Skull, golgatha The. Cross jesus isn't going
(05:32):
to do anything by. Accident everything right now is. Purposeful
do you Think jesus is? Tame do you Think jesus
is a passive spectator of? Corruption think. Again jesus' shoulders
relaxed as he released his grip on the. Tree he
turned back and saw the city Of jerusalem shining brilliantly
(05:53):
in the. Light its glory was, vibrant, beautiful like the trees.
Leaves his jaw clenched and his bottom lip began to.
Quiver jesus looked At jerusalem with disappointment in his. Eyes
the disciples drew back and gave him. Space there was
(06:16):
tension in the, atmosphere like a shifting wind before a.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Storm the dam In jesus's soul, broke and a flood
of rushing emotions poured out of. HIM a mixture of, anger,
sorrow and love poured out of. Him as he, Bellowed
his cries echoed down the. Hills he fell to his
(06:40):
knees and wept with a, ferocity like a mother bear
roaring over her lost.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Cup my, youre HOW i wish to tell you would
understand the path to.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Peace he gripped his, chest as if pleading with the
city and his own. Soul but it's too. Late it's too.
Late peace is hidden from your. Eyes there was a momentary,
pause a break in the tears as he closed his.
Eyes the wind continued its descent toward the, city carrying
(07:12):
his heartfelt message with.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
It it won't be long now before your enemies build
ramparts against your walls and surround you from every. Side
they will.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Crush, You.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Jerusalem they will bury you into the, ground you and
your children with. You your enemies won't leave a single
stone in, place and all if it could have been,
saved if you just Seem god in your.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Midst his followers remained at a healthy, distance allowing space
for his prophetic. Weepings they had assumed their journey with
their master would ultimately end with a provisional rise to. Power,
however at this, moment on the hill overlooking The Holy,
city they sent something else was in store for. Them
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the passion of the Prophet king was, awakened And jerusalem
was about to be. Shaken jesus disciples stayed a few
paces behind, him trying to discern what would happen. Next
their teacher's demeanor had shifted since his triumphal. Entry he
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wasn't anxious or, hurried but there was an urgency in
his stride they hadn't seen. Before jesus entered the city with.
Intention every step was aimed at The temple like an.
Arrow they arrived at the temple, courtyard a space set
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aside for gentiles and foreigners to Worship. God the intentions
for the Outer yard were explicit In god's. Word the
outer squares were designed to be a refuge for the
alien and onlooker to experience the love Of. God, however
what the group stepped into was some Else. Entirely money
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changers and merchants occupied the, courtyard peddling animals for sacrifice
and exchanging foreign currency at an unfair. Rate the outer
courtyard had ceased being a place for outcasts to Worship
god and had become a place to milk the foreigners
for all they were. Worth the poor were now unable
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to make sacrifices at The. Temple the middle class was
forced to exchange their modest sacrifice for a more expensive
and temple approved. Sacrifice tables arrayed the, courtyard holding weights
and scales to balance silver and. Gold yet for all
the scales there was no. Fairness for all the, guards
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there was no. Justice jesus peered up at the temple's
leaders and. Snarled he could smell their greed from a mile.
Away they had been fattening themselves off the exploitation of
Non jewish. Worshipers he looked upon the sea of innocent
faces desperate to Access. God he saw poor families walking
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away because they could not afford the temples approved. Animals
they wanted to be near To. God they Wanted god
to redeem. Them god was near and he would. Redeem
the words Of isaiah reverberated in his. Mind give, wisdom
grant them. Justice make your shadow like night at the
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height of, noon shelter the. OUTCASTS a large stone table
was in the center of the. Courtyard scales with gold
and silver weights were placed on them to measure against
the foreigner's. Coin god's passionate prophet took a decisive step.
Forward he was about to balance the. Scales he placed
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his work worn hands underneath the large stone, table gripped
its edges tightly and swung his whole body, upward flipping
it into the. Air the stone cracked as it hit the,
ground and coins scattered along the cobbled. Floor the same
power that sent fire down from heaven and split the
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earth in days of old coursed through his. Soul one by.
One jesus flipped every table in the courtyard that had
been hewn as an altar of. Greed he shattered the
crates of the, animals sent sheep running from their, owners
and halted anyone from carrying anything into the. Temple his
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strong legs marched up the steps to where the temple
leaders remained in. Shock he stood inches from them and
stared into their very. Souls jesus saw pass their ceremonial
robes and religious. Medallions, outwardly they appeared to have. Life
jesus could see the void within. Them jesus turned to the.
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Crowd the chaos he had caused paused, momentarily and all
were silent as he. Spoke he spoke was glorious. Authority
his voice boomed and reverberated across the courtyard as he said.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
It is, written my house shall be called a house
of prayer for all the. Nations look what you've made.
It you've turned this refuge for prayer into a den of.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
Thieves everyone in the courtyard heard, him but only his
students truly. Listened they watched his chest rise and fall
with every emboldened. Breath he was more than a passionate
prophet Like elijah Or john The. Baptist he was the
voice that once boomed From Mount. Sinai none could fathom
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the depth of what was happening at the. Moment the
tables and temple currency represented the walls of separation Between
god and. Humanity the connection between them had been, lost
but his chosen hero stood before them on the steps
to restore what had been. Lost the broken tables and
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spilled coins represented the toppling of a religious system that
kept people far from their creator's. Heart all would be restored,
soon but not without a. Sacrifice his battle was not
ultimately against the priests of the money, changers but against
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the sin that ensnared their.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Souls what makes us angry often reveals what we cherish.
Most if someone ever disrespects my, Wife i'm stirred to.
Anger if my kids are threatened in any, WAY i
begin to boil with. Fury the same can be said
for not so righteous things in my. LIFE i enjoy
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food probably more THAN i, should SO i get irritated
when somebody interrupts me during a. Meal what angers us
most reveals what we love, most or at least reveals
a crucial part of our. Character so what Angered jesus the?
Most what stirred him to? Action this episode showed us
a few scenes Of jesus being moved to. Outrage, first
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we saw him lash out at a fig tree that
wasn't bearing. Fruit does that Reveal jesus's deep and passionate
hatred for? Figs of course. Not in our next, episode
we're going to get into more detail about the fig,
tree but here's a. Teaser the fig tree is a.
Metaphor it's a metaphor for the, priests The, pharisees and
the religious. System the tree showed vibrant leaves as if
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it was the season for, figs but upon further, inspection
no fruit was found in the. Tree jesus hates spiritual false. Advertising,
Next jesus turns his face to the city and. Laments
he talks about how they've missed. It they've met this
incredible work of The messiah that they'd been pining after
for so. Long peace With god was right in front of,
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them but they were blind to it. All jesus is
angry with their willing. Ignorance he revealed himself to The.
Pharisees he revealed himself to the religious. Leaders they saw
all the, signs they heard his, preaching and they beheld
the glorious work Of. Jesus but, still because of their,
pride they ignored. Him you, see pride Blinds. Us when
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he looked back at the city draped in, splendor he
couldn't help but. Weep for all its, beauty it was dead,
inside just like the fig. Tree why was it? Dead
because they had strayed from the heart Of god and
were unprepared for the struggles. Ahead jesus was emotional at
the thought of his people. Suffering as a parent mourns
over a child who is. Strayed god is passionate about,
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you and he mourns when you've strayed or when pride
has blinded. You But jesus is anger didn't stop. There
in this, episode what else Stirs jesus to. Indignation, well
When god's people are being kept from intimacy with. Him
remember HOW i said that what angers us most reveals
what we love. Most if we look at the story
Of god in The, bible it becomes very clear as
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to What god loves. Most he loves to dwell with
his people and bless. Them god loves to dwell with
his people and bless. Them we first see this in
The garden Of. Eden In genesis one twenty, seven it says,
This So god created man in his own, image in
the image Of. God he created him male and. Female
he created. Them Then god bless. Them after The garden Of,
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Eden god chose a family to dwell. With he Shows, Abraham,
isaac And. Jacob In genesis, seventeen he makes a promise To,
abraham and he, says i will establish my covenant between
me and you and all of your descendants and all
the generations after. Them i'm going to make an everlasting
covenant to Be god to you and your descendants after.
You And genesis twenty two it says in your seed
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all the nations of the earth shall be. Blessed So
god has this divine plan to bring all of the
nations into intimacy and unity with. Him it starts with
him establishing a nation Through abraham's, descendants a people, group
a nation whose history would be centered around a Holy
god pursuing them at all, costs A god that would send,
plagues part, sees and shatter the earth and demolish walls
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to get them and bless. Them as a symbol of this,
unity he established The ark of The covenant and The.
Tabernacle god wanted to dwell with his traveling. People, then
once the nation Of israel was, Established god dwelled in The,
temple a place where people could travel thousands of miles
to visit and commune With. God here they would pray
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and make sacrifices and seek intimacy With. God sacrifices would
be made and offered up To. God in these, sacrifices
the innocent blood of animals shed were a picture of
the consequence of sin on, humanity and ultimately they were
pointing towards a greater sacrifice That jesus would make just
a week after. This this temple is where the peace
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people's sins would be brought Before god and to implore
Of god to forgive, them bless, them and embolden. Them
it was a place of worship and. Repentance and this
was not just a practice for the people Of, israel
you know, that, right people from all nations would flock
to The, temple not Just, jews but gentiles. Too in,
fact there was an entire outer section of the temple
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dedicated for gentiles to come and commune With. God this
is so crazy because that Was god's desire all. Along
remember the promise he made To. Abraham he wanted all
the nations to be. Blessed In genesis twenty, two he
made a promise that through the seed Of, abraham every
single nation would be. Blessed so that's why there was
a special section of the temple dedicated to, gentiles but
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it was also dedicated to the, outcasts the, poor those
who really desperately Needed god can come and commune With.
Him and guess what section the priests and the temple
leaders used to start making. Money that's, right the place
where the gentiles and the outcasts were supposed to be
able to come in commune With god was the same
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place people were using to make a. Prophet so not
only were all the gentiles now not able to come
and Worship, god but the poor were unable to Worship god,
too because the temple currency had a super crazy exchange.
Rate these people were inhibiting the outcasts and the poor
from Worshiping, god and that's what Stirred jesus to. Anger
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the temple was Where god decided to make himself, present
but greed was keeping the poor and needy from accessing.
Him the priests and The pharisees were making the poor
and dispossessed by their. Atonement but only the blood Of
christ can do. That So jesus got. Mad he flipped
the tables over because the heart Of god is to
be with his, children and he'll do anything it takes
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to be with. Them when we get, angry it's always
because we're supposed to protect. Something so when it comes
To god displaying, anger he is protecting something to his,
glory his purpose for. Humanity that is what Made jesus.
Angry it was undermining his plan for The. Gospel listen
to these words From isaiah fifty, six and let me
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know if they sound. Familiar do not let the son
of the, foreigner who has joined himself to The lord speak,
saying The lord has utterly separated me from his, People
nor let the eunuchs say HERE i am a dry.
Tree for thus says The lord to the, eunuchs who
keep my sabbaths and choose what pleases, me and hold
fast my. Covenant even to, THEM i will give my
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house and within my walls a place and a name
better than that of the sons and. DAUGHTERS i will
give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut.
Off also the sons of the, foreigner who join themselves
to The lord to serve him and to love the
name of The, lord to be his. Servants everyone who
keeps from defiling The sabbath and holds fast my, covenant even,
THEM i will bring to my holy mountain and make
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them joyful in my house of. Prayer their burnt offerings
and their sacrifices will be excp did on my. Altar
from my house shall be called a house of prayer
for all the. Nations the words Of isaiah revealed the
heart Of. God he wanted his house to be a
house of, prayer a house where the, foreigner the, gentile
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and the poor could come and connect With. God it
has always Been god's desire to bring all the nations to,
himself and it has always been his desire to create
avenues for people to speak with, him to worship, him
and to be with him and to walk with. Him
before the veil was, torn this is where people would
go before the crucifixion Of jesus and the. Resurrection this
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was the place for. Worship what we See jesus doing
here in this episode is violently driving out that which
is separating people from experiencing intimacy With. God it's a
picture of What jesus would eventually do on the. Cross you,
see The cross was the most violent upheaval of sin
and separation this world has ever. Seen and just As
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jesus violently flipped the tables that were separating people from
experiencing unity With, god he violently crucified the very sins
keeping you From. Him these gentiles were hopeless to come
Before god and to ask forgiveness in the, temple So
jesus made away he flipped the. Tables he does this
with us In ephesians chapter. Two paul tells us that
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those who are far From, god the gentiles in the,
flesh have now been brought. In we strangers To god
have now been called his. Children the entire narrative of
scripture is that we have so many barriers keeping us
from a life of peace With, god and That god
will stop at nothing until all of those barriers are
flipped over and done away. With romans eight thirty eight says,
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this FOR i am sure that neither death nor, life nor,
angels nor, rulers nor things, present nor things to, come nor,
powers nor, height nor, death nor anything else in all
creation will be able to separate us from the love Of. Christ,
jesus Our. Lord jesus removed all the barriers between us
And god on the. Cross he flipped our, tables if
you want to use that, metaphor for the temple was
a place for, reconciling, atoning and the healing work Of.
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God After jesus flipped the, tables people flock to, him
and he ministered to. Them it says In hebrews four.
Sixteen let, us, then with, confidence draw near to the
throne Of, grace that we may receive mercy and find
grace to help in our time of. NEED i think
having confidence That god wants to hear from us and
speak to us changes our perspective on, prayer doesn't. It
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he bends his ear to hear, us he makes avenues
for us to pray to. Him the grand table flipping
Work christ did on the cross and rising again from
the grave allows for prayer to have a full and
unhindered effect in our. Lives we have access To, God jesus,
Said ask and it will be given to. You seek
and you will. Find knock and the door will be
open to. You jeremiah, says you will seek me and
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find me when you Seek me with all your. Heart Through,
jesus prayer is. Possible there is no actual impact we
are going to make as believers without stepping into unity
With god in, prayer And jesus made that all. Available
may we be people known for prayer Because god has
given us access To him through. Prayer it is the
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source of our power and our intimacy With. Him join
us for our next episode as we continue along this
journey to The cross and out from the. Grave for
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