The greed of the money changers had led them to set up shop in God’s house and Jesus drove them out 2,000 years ago this week. In this De Boulogne entitled, “Christ Driving the Money Changers out of the Temple,” what do you see? I see Jesus cleaning out His Father’s House. I realize He will clean me out (or anyone else) who uses it as a place of making money!
On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Mark 11:15-17
Artist: Valentin De Boulogne (1591-1632)