Sounds like vicious anti-semitism
2006-12-03 14:19:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, this is called righteous anger
2006-12-03 14:21:13 · answer #1 · answered by spanky 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, he merely got frustrated with seeing people out to make money IN HIS FATHER'S HOUSE every time he went into the temple. It was a place of worship, not a place to get rich. God is slow to anger, and Jesus only had a few more days left before he was crucified, so he needed to make a statement sometime.
And I don't recall ever reading anything about Jesus whipping people. John 2 says that he made a whip and cleared out the animals (sheep and cattle), not people.
2006-12-03 14:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by polevaulter1000 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you read the account, you will appreciate that the money changers were taking advantage of the poor by overcharging them. Jesus showed "righteous indignation" for his Father's house. What the money changers were doing was clearly disrespectful, and greedy.
2006-12-04 05:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus became excercising his righteous judgement upon the dishonest money lenders and empty ritualistic Pharisees who had detracted from the authentic purpose of the temple which became to allow human beings to worship God. This became also a ahead prophecy to the destruction of the temple by the Romans and the eventual destruction and judgement of the earth and its inhabitants on the right of days.
2016-11-30 02:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The money changers charged a fortune for items needed for temple rights - they were located just outside the temple.
The money changer are kind of like the folks who go to hurricane hit areas and try to charge 50 bucks for a gallon of water.
If you were there and saw what was going on, you'd have been cheering, "Go man! Go! You rock baby!"
2006-12-03 14:25:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you read the passage carefully, you'll see that:
1) he turned over the money tables
2) he drove the large animals out with a rope
3) he said: "get those pigeons out of here (he didn't upset the bird cages)
4) he said to the merchants: "Don't make of my father's house a den of thieves".
Have you noticed, he got angry but did no harm?
In any case, how could he have been antisemitic? What race do you think He belonged to? And what race do you think His disciples belonged to? Are you being silly on purpose? When I get angry at what anglo saxon people do, am I anti anglo saxon? (I'm 1/2 that myself).
2006-12-03 14:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like He was displaying righteous anger when he booted those thieves from His Father's house.
They had turned the temple into a den of thieves...not the holy place it was consecrated for.
2006-12-03 14:22:02 · answer #7 · answered by gachickinaz 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not learning what the teacher Jesus was teaching was meant to be a non-profit organization. He was pissed they were making money in the place or worship.
2006-12-03 14:22:45 · answer #8 · answered by Xfile 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He showed us righteous anger is ok. Thats good cause I have some right now for the people here. Girl may have killed herself today, I cant contact her. She left me a suicide email.
She reached out for help and all the athiests insulted her, not noticing she needed help, they just preached their anti-belief system. They were more worried about her beliving in G-d to notice she was asking if suicide was a sin in G-d's eyes. HELLO????
DAvid
2006-12-03 14:23:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Mel Gibson is a mortal man.He is also an alcoholic.Who was having delusional thinking.That is what alcoholism does.
2006-12-03 14:23:10 · answer #10 · answered by april showers 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
ouch.
ok, no need to associate jesus w/ gibson.
just cuz your not christian doesnt mean you cant at least respect jesus for being a figure that has inspired so many ppl to be better HUMANS.
2006-12-03 14:21:35 · answer #11 · answered by Neha S 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋