tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064537678232187859.post6487362236542472719..comments2024-01-26T04:33:03.644-07:00Comments on Connections: Corruption of Herod's TempleDonna B. Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601914199734248360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064537678232187859.post-85805117460830640642009-09-17T14:18:05.212-06:002009-09-17T14:18:05.212-06:00This reminded me of an excerpt from the amazing bo...This reminded me of an excerpt from the amazing book I just finished that sheds additional light on Christ's authority (and responsibility) to act as He did in the temple.<br /><br />"You read that He was in the court of the temple, and there were the money changers, and He came in and saw them. So many people criticized Christ at this period of His life. They say Christ got angry, and what business had He to drive them out of the temple? It is still customary today, if a man's ancestor has dedicated a portion of land for a religious purpose, and then, as time passes on, they take this land and turn it into a buying and selling place, or anything but what it was originally intended for, this man has the right to come and throw them out and assert his authority. You must know that Jesus was the lineal descendant of David and Solomon, and that property of the temple belonged to Him, every inch of that property was His by the law of land tenure, never to be changed. Why? Because David had bought it with his own money—not with the money of the people, but with his own money; he paid silver for that place, and built there an altar to God forever."<br /> - Mdm. Lydia Mountford, Jesus Christ in His Homeland, p120Jennifer O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064537678232187859.post-65706787764184052072009-09-16T10:09:53.897-06:002009-09-16T10:09:53.897-06:00Doesn't it just break your heart to see how po...Doesn't it just break your heart to see how polluted the Temple had become? This information is crucial to understand the times of Jesus and what He had to deal with. Thank you for this insight Donna.<br /><br />I've heard of people who question His anger at the buying and selling. I also read about how he carefully made the whip he used. No, this was indeed controlled, righteous anger. This anger will be doubled or more when He comes to judge our money-grubbing world. Maranatha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064537678232187859.post-73046152996540057912009-09-16T06:04:26.659-06:002009-09-16T06:04:26.659-06:00I read a fascinating article in the Deseret News a...I read a fascinating article in the Deseret News about you and your book,Beloved Bridegroom, last December. I would be delighted if you could speak to our ward Relief Society sisters at a Christmas gathering on December 3rd. Please let me know if you are available and would be willing to share your knowledge of the Nativity.<br /><br />Thankyou for your consideration,<br />Heather Wilson<br />heather2xu@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com