Fun thing about the money-lenders story: I’m sure you know that the money-lenders were there so jews could exchange their Greek and Roman currency for Shekels so they could buy animals to sacrifice in that temple. But since these church money-lenders were the ones in control of the currency exchange rate, they would artificially depress their own currency so these people would end up playing far more for each shekel than market rate, allowing the church to walk away with a profit. I think the desecration caused by the animals and the foot traffic was less offensive than the church fleecing their own flock. I wonder how He would feel about prosperity gospel megachurches?
Fun thing about the money-lenders story: I’m sure you know that the money-lenders were there so jews could exchange their Greek and Roman currency for Shekels so they could buy animals to sacrifice in that temple. But since these church money-lenders were the ones in control of the currency exchange rate, they would artificially depress their own currency so these people would end up playing far more for each shekel than market rate, allowing the church to walk away with a profit. I think the desecration caused by the animals and the foot traffic was less offensive than the church fleecing their own flock. I wonder how He would feel about prosperity gospel megachurches?