Tag: temple
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House of prayer, not den of thieves
One of the first priorities Jesus accomplished during Passion Week was cleaning up the temple. He could not allow His house to be turned into a marketplace, where men cheated others and turned worship into cut-throat business. The temple was to be a house of prayer, not a den of thieves. Each of us considered…
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Journey to the Manger: Simeon
We met another friend today in the Temple on our Journey to the Manger: a righteous man named Simeon. Simeon was given an amazing promise from God. The Holy Spirit revealed to him that he would not die until he saw the Messiah, the Savior of Israel. Many think that Simeon was an old man by…