Your King Comes to His Temple (Cleansing the Temple)

After entering Jerusalem in a "Triumphal Entry" on a Sunday to begin the series of events to lead to His unjust arrest, torture, and crucifixion, Jesus, the King, returned on Monday to enter into His Temple to fulfill Scripture and display His authority and identity in cleansing the Temple area. Also displayed is His compassion and His claim to deity.

Matthew 21:12-17 – King Comes to His Temple (Cleansing)
I. King's Cleansing (vv12-13)
---A. Prophecy Detailed (Mal 3:1-4)
---B. Problem Described (v12)
---C. Pronouncement Delivered (v13; Isa 56:7; Jer 7:11)
II. King's Compassion (vv14-15)
---A. Outcasts Received (v14)
---B. Children Received (v15)
III. King's Claim (vv15-17)
---A. Priests/Scribes' Reaction (v15)
---B. Jesus' Response (vv16-17; Ps 8:2)