John 2:12-25
Key Verse:
2:15-16
“So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple
area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and
overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, ‘Get these out of
here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!’”
1. When and where did this event take
place? (13) What did Jesus find when he went into the temple? (14)
2. What did Jesus do when he found men
selling cattle, sheep, and doves? (15) What did he say? (16)
3. What was the temple that its misuse
should make Jesus so angry? (See 2 Ch 7:12-16; 6:10b-11; 5:7; Ex 25:8,22). How
should the temple be used? (Ps 84:10; Isa 56:7b; Lk 19:46) What was the problem
of the religious leaders? (1 Ti 6:10)
4. How did the disciples respond to
Jesus’ actions? (17, Ps 69:9) When did the disciples really understand? (22)
What can we learn from them?
5. How did the Jewish leaders respond?
(18) Why?
6. How did Jesus answer them? (19)
What did Jesus mean? (21) How did Jesus become the temple? (21,22) What can we
learn here about the meaning of Jesus’ life and death?
7. Why did Jesus not entrust himself to men? (24,25)