“And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:”
So he made a whip out of some cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables — Jesus' violent cleansing represents extraordinary action, unprecedented in his prior ministry. The whip's construction, though non-injurious to humans, dramatically enacts zeal (zēlos) for God's house. The specificity of his actions (driving, scattering, overturning) emphasizes determination and thorough disruption rather than token protest.
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