Questions about Matthew 21:10-22

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Matthew 21:

• 10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this 11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.​
• 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 moneychangers, 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.​

You know, when Jesus come into Jerusalem the people of the city were moved saying and asking questions of who is this? Then the people whom had heard of this person said to them, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. (Matthew 21:10-11)

Afterward after entering into Jerusalem. He decided to go into were a temple was standing, known as the Temple of God, and he cast the people out of this church because of them buying and selling inside of the temple. Yeshua, overthrew the the tables where men had been exchanging between each other the good which were being sold: the animals for sacrifices, and he released the doves which were in captivity ready to be traded. (Matthew 21:12)

Wow when you look at this, what are some of your thoughts about the state of Jerusalem at this time when Jesus had arrived. They had turned the temple of God into a market exchange program for the profit of selling animals for sacrifices and who knows what else, for material wealth. (Matthew 21:12)

Jesus/Yeshua proceeds to explain that His House shall be called the house of prayer; but the people he was throwing out had made it a den of thieves looking to get rich, and wealthy. (Matthew 21:13)

Yeshua, would rather have his house be the house of prayer, where people welcome each other, love one another, support each other, teach one another, and encourage one another through prayer to God. Rather than one that steals away, from others, their time, love, support, encouragement, by providing no help at all. (Matthew 21:12-13)

• 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. ​

After Jesus/Yeshua had ran out the people making the temple of God a den of thieves, and the people outside seen the people fleeing outside of it, the people outside who were blind and lame came into the temple and Yeshua healed them. (Matthew 21:13-14)

Look here at this passage in Verse 14.

The people who were in the temple of God in Jerusalem had taken over and they kept the lame, and blind people out. Probably because they were looked upon as unsatisfactory, inefficient and simply no good or of any use to them. They were poor and didn't have anything to offer what so ever. (Matthew 21:14)

Though after the thieves of the temple had been removed, and the temple of God had been accessible once again the blind, lame, and sick had come into the temple of God once more and had been healed because of Yeshua, allowing access to the temple of God. (Matthew 21:14)

• What does that make you think about when you read those passages about how the men in the temple were?
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• What does it make you think about when you Jesus allowing access in to the temple of God, and healing the people whom came inside of it, to see him in his house of prayer?

• 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased, 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?​

In Jerusalem, The chief priest and scribes had saw all of the that Jesus had done, which were wonderful. The children in the temple, were crying and exclaiming, Hosanna to the son of David! Hosanna means : save I pray thee; keep; preserve: When the scribes and chief priest heard this they were sorely displeased. (Matthew 21:15)

Jesus explains to them, have you never read the scriptures? Perfect praise comes from out of the mouth of babes and sucklings which silent the enemies by the stronghold they establish. (Psalm 8:2). (Matthew 21:16)

For the chief priest and scribes to hear the cries of children, their praises of desire to keep the son of David, preserved, kept there with them. They became sorely displeased because they themselves had not received such praise or claim thus in retrospect it seems as though they were jealous. (Matthew 21:16)

• 17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

Jesus had left the scribes, chief priest, the temple of God, and left out going to the city called Bethany, in which he stayed the overnight. Then traveled back to Jerusalem and he was hungry. (Matthew 21:17-18)

• 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

Traveling back to Jerusalem along the way, he saw a fig tree in the way. This fig tree had nothing on it, no fruit to bear, just leaves only. Yeshua/Jesus said unto the fig tree, let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. Afterward the fig tree withered away. (Matthew 21:19)

The fig tree was a resemblance to the state of which Jerusalem was in. The following day, he had came into Jerusalem only to see that the temple of God had been made into a den of thieves and the state of the nation seemed to have been corrupted. The fig tree had no fruits to bear, and Jesus cut it from its roots it seems like. (Matthew 21:19)

The disciples saw what Jesus was doing, and marveled exclaiming how quickly the fig tree had withered away. (Matthew 21:20)

• 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

After marveling at what Yeshua had done, he speaks to them. Truthfully, I say to you, if you have faith, and doubt not. You shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if you shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. (Matthew 21:20-21)

Jesus explains, and all things, whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, shall you receive. (Matthew 21:22)

• What does this mean to you when you see Jesus/Yeshua speaking to his disciples about when he says if you have faith and do not doubt, you shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree? (Matthew 21:21)
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• What does this mean to you when you see Jesus/Yeshua speaking to his disciples about when he says if you have faith and do not doubt, you shall also say unto this mountain, be removed, and it shall be cast into the sea? (Matthew 21:21)

@Joyous Song, Thank you so much taking time to read and answer some of the questions that were asked.

In response to the first two questions:

• Your take on how some often may get caught up more in the flesh, and the dangers of it can effect how one may see their self as a believer even though they may end up hurting their self in the long run by having a strong judgement of others, and may be seeking power, and money. Is right there in line with what Jesus painting a picture of by the actions he is doing by driving out the people who had made the temple of God, a den of thieves.
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• When they had left, and then the lame, blind, and sick people come in, you are also right about, we see Jesus Christ not judging them, yet welcoming them inside to be healed, and made better because of his love that he had for those who may not have had anyone in the first place to show them the light of God.
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• Your expressions of being loving even towards former convicts, even homosexuals, and other sinners is what Yeshua, is most assertively showing when they noticed (Scribes and Pharisees), expressed when they came in to the House of Prayer.
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• It seems to have upset the Scribes and Pharisees because of the harden hearts they had towards others. When they witnessed seeing the children, and others around him rejoicing and thankfulness of the love that was being expressed towards them.

In response to the second two questions:

• Going back and thinking about how the fig tree was a resemblance to Jerusalem, also seeing the state they were in above, your statement about how faith that Yeshua is telling to his disciples can be difficult to achieve.
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• The state of Jerusalem had many sins with-in its own confines. Yeshua had made the fig tree wither away, (maybe this is the example of dying to being a slave to sin), that the disciples themselves too would be able to die to being a slave to sin, and be a slave to righteousness.
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• They would be able to move the stumbling block away once they had received the Kingdom of God by faith, even with faith as tiny as a mustard seed. That they would have strength to allow the Good News spread to all people who made the choice to believe.
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• Even to the point of no longer judging themselves as better than anyone else.

Thank you so much again for giving your feedback it was much appreciated and helpful.

@com7fy8, you are right taking a look at it from that point of view too. Thank you for sharing, brother in Christ.