December 1, 2025

In Matthew 21 and Mark 11 Jesus entered the temple and began driving out all those who were buying and selling there. He rebuked them and said, "Is it not written: My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations?" Jesus was quoting Isaiah 56:7, but he was also partially quoting Jeremiah 7:11. When we read the context of the passage in Jeremiah 7 we get much more insight into all the detestable behavior of the Jews. In other words, the sin of the Jews was much more than buying and selling in the temple. Here's the whole context of Jeremiah 7 pertaining to this particular situation.

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Jeremiah 7:9-11-Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord.

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When we look at all scripture in the bible pertaining to this event, we can see that the Jews were guilty of much more than what is told in Matthew 21 and Mark 11.