Jesus Goes to the Temple

So today I spent time in John Chapter 2 with two reasons really. First, I was having my quiet time, and second I had not spent time with a text in a while for the purpose of exposition. I did not want to get out of practice so I though I would tug at the text a little and see what fell out. I use a web site called http://www.biblearc.com/ .  I would recommend it to any one who would like to do bible exposition for the purpose of devotion or teaching, for $10 a year I have been pretty impressed.

Today I was arcing and I noticed this, what is in the temple before Jesus and what is in the temple after Jesus. The temple was God's dwelling place just as the human heart is now God's dwelling place. I wonder if the inference here is that Jesus goes and clears the sin out of the human heart to make his dwelling just like he cleared the sin out of the temple. There is so much more that can be said here but for now I want to reflect on this point; the work of Jesus in order to prepare us for his taking up residence. In this story its the whip from chords and the violence of overturning the tables. In the end of the book its the whip of on his back and the violence of the cross. I am excited to compare this to what has been said by wiser men than I in commentary to see how close or far I have come to the historical interpretations of the church but for now this is what fell out when I tugged on the sweater.