The Moneychangers

I do not care what Church you attend so let me phrase it this way.If you went to church and in the parking lot you found hawker and tradesmen and and a flee market set up interfering with the business of your church, would you not be offended. I would and many of you would as well. Now if like Jesus, you were a Rabi, or a priest etc. Would your anger not be even larger. Would you not ask these disrespectful people to move along.
Simple good taste is what I call the actions of Jesus.
Further Shriner's, Knights of Columbus members of any and all social groups, would you enjoy your functions to be desecrated by uninvited hawkers. Same answer I hope.Regards
DL

I read "give to Caesar and give to God" this way.Jesus was aware that man possesses two sides to his nature, the political side and the spiritual side, Responsibilities to the state must be met as well as responsibility to God. He wanted that fact to be known more fully.More than one religion tries to have their adherents not focus on any physical representation of their faith. Praying to a blank wall etc.
The intent here is to have us think of the philosophy of the religion instead of fixating on the more material.God has no face and wants to keep it that way.Regards
DL