Righteous Indignation Displayed
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Gentle Jesus
Gentle Jesus
Think about the word gentle, that in Greek can be transliterated as meek, what do you think of? The bible has lot’s to say on meekness, so I think we should start there.
Oxford dictionary: Quiet, gentle, easily imposed on, submissive (patient, longsuffering, forbearing, resigned, gentle, shy).
Maybe you heard a common childhood prayer “Gentle Jesus meek and mild look upon this little child.”
When you think of a lamb, a lamb is meek, you feel no threat by a lamb do you?
(Transition) There are many verses in the bible that speak of people being meek, mild, gentle. And may we consider some before we get to our passage tonight?
Some biblical uses ( Num12:3, Gal5:23; Col3:12, Tit3:1-2; Mt11:29)
Jesus tells us that He is meek (gentle)
29 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
God says Moses is
3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.
It is part of the fruit of the Spirit
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
And as Christians we are called to be:
1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, 2 to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.
Just one more
11 But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
Jesus persona was one of gentleness, meekness, peaceable that even parents felt comfortable to bring children to Him
13 Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Jesus had already been identified as the “Lamb of God”
Jesus had already called the first disciples
Jesus had already been invited, attended and quietly did a sign at a wedding
Tonight, in keeping to the commands heads to Jerusalem as required for the Passover, and His meekness, gentleness turns to righteous indignation.
Interesting fact you see here in John it is in the beginning of the gospel, but in the Mark, it is at the end of his ministry. Here is a call for repentance, in Mark it is a passing of judgment. So there were two cleansings that happened.
(Transition) So, here is what is planned for tonight.
Glean from the scripture (keep in context)
The Discovery (2:12-14)
The Disgust (2:15-16)
The Disciples response (2:17)
Gleaning from the scripture
Gleaning from the scripture
There are three times a year that Jewish men had to go to Jerusalem for worship (Deu16:16) that is for Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. Jesus is working his way there after leaving Cana.
12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days. 13 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;
16 and to those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away; stop making My Father’s house a place of business.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house will consume me.”
Bonus question to start with, when did Jesus go to Capernum?
Who went with Jesus to Capernum (v.12)?
This is the first proof given that Jesus had brothers, contrary to those who say different
What did Jesus discover (find) when He entered the temple (v.14)?
Sellers of oxen, sheep, doves and money changers
What did Jesus do (vv.15-16)?
Mr meek and mild, gentle Jesus made a scourge (whip) of cords and drove “them” out.
Side note, there was no injury to any animals in the cleaning of the temple, in case you are a P.E.T.A person.
How did this impact the disciples (v.17)?
They remember what the scripture said “zeal for your house will consume me.” (comes from Ps69:9)
9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
In this passage we start to see the zeal that Jesus had for God, and next week we will continue on with it, but today it starts with the cleansing of the temple.
The Discovery
The Discovery
Jesus deliberately violated the man-made traditions of man while obeying the statutes of the law. It was by that, that Jesus comes to Jerusalem and discovers what is going on in the temple.
12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. 13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business.
Lucrative business, may have started with right intentions
Problem: It was being done in the court of the Gentiles, the place of worship for non-Jews. It was impacting the ability to worship. A place where the Jews could be preaching the God of Israel they were turning a profit.
Can the church do this today, if so, how?
In His meekness, which I like the definition “power under control” Jesus lets out His zeal for His Father’s house. He declares war against the hypocritical religious leaders.
i mentioned earlier that Jesus cleansed the temple x2, the other is found in (Mt21)
(Insert Two Cleansing of the Temple PowerPoint here)
The condition of the temple is reflective of the spiritual condition of the nation. It had become a religion that was dull, routing and presided over by worldly minded men” (Wiersbe) These wordly men whose desire was no longer to worship but to profit and to exercise authority to do it.
Now, let’s bring this forward to today’s world.
Do you think that there are things that you would find in the place of assembly that should not be there?
Have you attended, know of a church where it is about networking not worshipping
Where is about convenience vs. consecration?
The Lords temple today is the people, they are the church, and we must be careful lest we defile it as well. Consider
16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.
(Transition) It had gotten bad, and now the righteous indignation is displayed by Jesus
Disgust of Jesus
Disgust of Jesus
Jesus did not plan to discover what He discovered but was not surprised by it, but now He,gentle, meek and mild must do something.I would imagine the hope, the desire due to the state of the people was to bring them to repentance.
15 Jesus put together a whip out of strips of leather and chased them out of the Temple, stampeding the sheep and cattle, upending the tables of the loan sharks, spilling coins left and right. 16 He told the dove merchants, “Get your things out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a shopping mall!”
By the words of Jesus you know where His zeal is and why the righteous indignation is being displayed.
What is the reason Jesus indignation is displayed (v.16)?
It was to be a place of prayer and it was becoming a place for profit (again consider Mt21:13)
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It was a place of hindering instead of a place of helping.
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Now, think about today what could happen in a place of assembly, building, that would make it a place for profit, or hindrance vs prayer and help?
God had called, set aside, ordained those who were to preach, and they were to be supported (1Cor9:14) but the Lord is angered as should we when it turns to a way to get rich.
(Transition) The reason for the indignation goes hand in hand because of His zeal for the Fathers house.
Disciples response
Disciples response
The disciples knew scripture, they knew history, they would have known what was said was previously said and recorded.
Disciples remembered (Ps69:9)
A Psalm of David in the midst of turmoil. And the turmoil was because of his love for God
7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face. 8 I have become estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother’s sons.
And the focus as used in our passage
9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
Other examples
we should have some time so we can look up these passages together
Peter remembered (Mt26:75)
mt26:75 “75 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.”
When Jesus was glorified “they” remembered (Jn12:16)
Jn12:16 “16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.”
After the resurrection they remembered (Jn2:22)
22 So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
The disciples remembered the prophesy about zeal for the Father’s house, Jesus great zeal moved him into action.
Today, the church is the Father’s house (1Tim3:15)
15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
As the Father’s house are we fulfilling its intended purpose and making the Fathers will known (Eph3:10-11)?
10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Jesus had righteous indignation and went into action, now we may not be able to make a whip of cords. But if we have a zeal for the Lord’s house, we will not rest silent when others pervert its purpose
(Prayer) (Exit)