Matthew 21:13

He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ + 21:13. Quoted from Is 56:7 + 21:13. MP: Parallel, Temple ground was used by merchant robbers who are not repentant. (Jer 7:11) but you are making it a den of robbers!” + 21:13. Quoted from Jer 7:11

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12+ 21:12 (12-15) MP: Messiah comes while the Temple is still standing. (Combined with Mal 3:1). (Ps 118:26b) + 21:12. MP: The earth and its kingdoms will be uprooted and shaken, in lieu of the unshakable Kingdom of Messiah. Messiah visits the Temple. (Hag 2:6-9, 2:21-23) + 21:12 (12-15) MPr: The first clause applies to the study of Torah. The second clause applies to the two Messiahs. The first Messiah son of Joseph, is likened to the ox, and the second Messiah son of David to the donkey, with reference to (Zech 9:9 in Tanchuma, Parashah 1). (Messiah as an Ox: Matt 21:12; John 2:15; Rev 19:14; Messiah as a donkey: Matt 21:1-9; John 13:1-5; Messiah as both beast of burden and humble combined: Matt 21:12-15) Yeshua [Salvation] entered into the temple of God, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.

14The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

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Cross References

Isaiah 56:7I will bring these to my holy mountain, 2 and make them joyful in my house of prayer. 1 Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; 2 for my house will be called a house of prayer + 56:7. Quoted in Matt 21:13; Luke 19:46 for all peoples.” + 56:7. Quoted in Mark 11:17 1

Matthew 2:5They said to him, “In Bethlehem [House of Bread] of Judea [Praise], for this is written through the prophet, 1

Luke 19:46saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ + 19:46. Quoted from Is 56:7 but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!” + 19:46. Quoted from Jer 7:11

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:13-18

The Profaners of the Temple Punished. 12 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 money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 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. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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