The House of God
Introduction One of the most iconic scenes in the Gospels is when Jesus/ Yahshua enters the temple and overthrows the tables of the money-changers using a small scourge. But this scene is also very misunderstood. I'd like to try and re-introduce a forgotten or missed theme, that of an anti-temple-sacrifice polemic. This view was held by the earliest followers of Messiah known as the Ebionites. We'll begin by looking at Prophet Jeremiah. The House of God Jer 7:11 - Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. The term “robbers” isn’t a reference to a mere thief. There’s a stronger connotation to the term, as we see in the following: Strong’s Definitions: פְּרִיץ pᵉrîyts, per-eets'; from H6555; violent, i.e. a tyrant:—destroyer, ravenous, robber BDAG: † פָּרִיץ noun masculine violent one violent one (robber, murderer); — שֹׁפֵךְ דָּם פ׳ Ezekiel 18:10 אָרְחוֺת פ׳ Psalm 17:4 plural פָּרִי