Saying to them, ‘It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.’
Luke 19:46
Jesus is quoting from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11. These are passages that the leaders of the Jews would have been familiar with. As a result, this comment from Christ would have hit hard. And if Jesus’s hearers reflected upon the context of these quotes, they would have clearly understood how serious He was.
Heavenly Father, thank You for how Your Word intertwines and makes Your Truth clear to us. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.