Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
Text: Luke 19: 45-48
THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM
1. Physically and structurally, it was a very beautiful Temple.
2. King Herod devoted much time and spared no expense to make it an outstanding religious building.
3. But spiritually, the Temple was at a very low ebb!
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
1. This symbolised His authority as One who came in the name of the LORD (Luke 19:38).
2. The song that was sung to the Lord Jesus described Him as “the King”.
CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
“Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, ‘It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’’”
Luke 19:46
1. The Lord Jesus drove out the following:
a. Those who bought and sold in the Temple grounds.
b. They were making huge profits from the pilgrims who had come to worship the Lord in the Temple.
c. Those who were poor would be the hardest hit by these merchants.
2. The Temple
a. It was designed as a place of prayer (Isaiah 56:7).
b. But it had become a den of thieves (Jeremiah 7:11).
c. This was a very strong rebuke from the Lord Jesus.
d. He had every right to cleanse the Temple.
THE ORIGINAL USE OF THE TEMPLE
“And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.”
Luke 19:47-48
1. Teaching at the Temple.
a. This was an original use of the Temple.
b. It was meant to be a place where worshippers may be taught the Scriptures.
c. The Lord Jesus did just that.
2. The anger of the religious leaders.
a. The chief priests
b. The scribes
c. The leaders of the people
These were angry with what the Lord Jesus was doing.
3. The worshippers
a. They came to the Lord Jesus to hear Him teach.
b. They were very attentive to the teaching of the Lord Jesus.
c. Their presence at the Temple prevented the religious leaders from any attempt to harm the Lord Jesus Christ.
经文: 路加福音 19:45-48
耶路撒冷的圣殿
1．在建筑和结构上，这是一座非常美丽的圣殿
2．希律王花费大量时间，不惜重金，将它打造为一座杰出的宗教建筑
3．但在属灵里，圣殿处于非常低潮的狀态
光荣进入
1．这象征着祂持着那奉主名而来的权炳《路加福音19:38》
2．歌颂主耶稣的歌词形容祂为“王”
洁淨圣殿
“耶稣进了殿，赶出里头做买卖的人， 对他们说：“经上说：‘我的殿必做祷告的殿’，你们倒使它成为贼窝了！”
《路加福音 19:45-46》
1．主耶稣赶出以下的人:
a．在圣殿内做买卖的人
b．他们从前来圣殿敬拜主的朝圣者身上赚取巨额利润
c．那些贫穷的人将是这些商人的受害者
2．圣殿
a．它原本是一个做祷告的殿《以赛亚书56:7》
b．但它已成为一个贼窝《耶利米书7:11》
c．这是主耶稣非常强烈的斥责
d．祂完全有权洁净圣殿
圣殿的原本用途
“耶稣天天在殿里教训人。祭司长和文士与百姓的尊长都想要杀他， 但寻不出法子来，因为百姓都侧耳听他”
《路加福音 19:47-48》