2006-07-20 05:56:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When Jesus kicked over the tables in the temple it was because those merchants turned the house of God, a place of worship to a market place to sell their goods and make money, and Jesus did NOT take the money he turned over the tables and what was on it. The Bible did mention it, and Jesus did NOT take a thing, or any money at all.
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2006-07-20 06:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by Sierra Leone 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Jesus did not take the money in the temple when he knocked over the tables. The money scattered all over the ground.
Matthew 21:12-13 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
temple John 2:15
moneychangers Deut 14:25
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Where does it say that Jesus took the money? It does not say that.
2006-07-20 13:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by Carol M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus didn't 'take' any money, He simply overthrew the tables that the moneylenders were using so that the money scattered everywhere. Presumably it was picked up by the crowd. Funny thing is though, that one of the Ten Commandments is 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' which is exactly what Jesus encouraged by doing this. Anyone keeping the money is stealing it. Even finding something and not handing in to the proper authorities is stealing. In England the crime is called 'Stealing by Finding'.
In traditional Jewish law it is forbidden to charge interest upon loans made to other Jews. However, Jews are not forbidden to charge interest on transactions with non-Jews, or Gentiles. Given this double standard, Gentile debtors may have been quick to lay charges of usury against Jewish money-lenders charging even nominal interest or fees.
The reason He did it was because the moneylenders were lending money for people to buy sacrifices and offerings and charging exorbitant rates of interest. Usury is the term for that.
2006-07-20 13:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It didn't say he took the money.
Jesus made a whip of cords and he drove those who were selling livestock and changers of money out of the temple. He turned over the table of the money changers.
He said to those who were selling doves: "Take these away from here and do not make my Father’s house a house of merchandise."
2006-07-20 13:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by moviesauce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
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2006-07-20 13:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by yogabear516 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he immediately lost his money investing in a pyramid scheme. It was quite embarassing. He was grounded for one week without desert. When he whined to his dad "But daaaaaadd, all the messiah's are doing it!", God made it two weeks.
2006-07-20 13:45:48 · answer #6 · answered by Dark Light 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason it is not discussed is because the money went to Jack Abramoff.
2006-07-20 13:12:23 · answer #7 · answered by rightonrighton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where does it say he took the money?
2006-07-20 13:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by Lady Di-USA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he threw out the money lenders.i am not sure but gave the money back to the people who had lost it maybe.
2006-07-20 13:03:32 · answer #9 · answered by lcayote 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It did he gave it back to the people
2006-07-20 13:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by miracle man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋