The Temple of the Lord Is a Den of Thieves

Jesus is engaging in a symbolic action that displays kingship, but kingship of a very particular type. His action in the temple interrupts the affairs of the temple. He drives people out. He overturns tables. And so christ comes into the city in a way that's deeply symbolic. This is an ction that's carefully considered. Wehave already discussed themes of entry into jerusalem in conquest and victory and triumph. The fact that jesus enters in triumph into jerusalem and then enters into the house the temple itself, and there he heals the blind and the lame who come to him,. suggests that he is playing out this story of david once more, but in a ways that