Changes

[[File:lighterstill.jpg]][[File:The_eye_of_all_ur60.jpg|right|frame]]

[[File:lighterstill.jpg]][[File:The_eye_of_all_ur60.jpg|right|frame]]

173:1.1 A huge [[commercial]] [[traffic]] had grown up in [[association]] with the services and [[ceremonies]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple the temple] [[worship]]. There was the [[business]] of providing suitable [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin-offering animals] for the various [[sacrifices]]. Though it was permissible for a [[worshiper]] to provide his own [[sacrifice]], the [[fact]] remained that this [[animal]] must be free from all " blemish " in the [[meaning]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban#In_the_Book_of_Leviticus Levitical law] and as [[interpreted]] by official inspectors of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. Many a [[worshiper]] had [[experienced]] the [[humiliation]] of having his supposedly [[perfect]] [[animal]] [[rejected]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen the temple examiners]. It therefore became the more general [[practice]] to purchase [[sacrificial]] animals at the [[temple]], and although there were several stations on near-by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet] where they could be bought, it had become the [[vogue]] to buy these animals directly from the [[temple]] pens. Gradually there had grown up this [[custom]] of selling all kinds of [[sacrificial]] [[animals]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple temple courts]. An extensive [[business]], in which enormous [[profits]] were made, had thus been brought into [[existence]]. Part of these gains was reserved for the [[temple]] [[treasury]], but the larger part went indirectly into the hands of the ruling [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high-priestly] [[families]].

173:1.1 A huge [[commercial]] [[traffic]] had grown up in [[association]] with the services and [[ceremonies]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple the temple] [[worship]]. There was the [[business]] of providing suitable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin-offering animals] for the various [[sacrifices]]. Though it was permissible for a [[worshiper]] to provide his own [[sacrifice]], the [[fact]] remained that this [[animal]] must be free from all " blemish " in the [[meaning]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban#In_the_Book_of_Leviticus Levitical law] and as [[interpreted]] by official inspectors of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. Many a [[worshiper]] had [[experienced]] the [[humiliation]] of having his supposedly [[perfect]] [[animal]] [[rejected]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen the temple examiners]. It therefore became the more general [[practice]] to purchase [[sacrificial]] animals at the [[temple]], and although there were several stations on near-by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet] where they could be bought, it had become the [[vogue]] to buy these animals directly from the [[temple]] pens. Gradually there had grown up this [[custom]] of selling all kinds of [[sacrificial]] [[animals]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple temple courts]. An extensive [[business]], in which enormous [[profits]] were made, had thus been brought into [[existence]]. Part of these gains was reserved for the [[temple]] [[treasury]], but the larger part went indirectly into the hands of the ruling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high-priestly] [[families]].

173:1.2 This [[Business|sale]] of [[animals]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] prospered because, when the [[worshiper]] purchased such an [[animal]], although the price might be somewhat high, no more fees had to be paid, and he could be sure the intended [[sacrifice]] would not be [[rejected]] on the ground of [[possessing]] real or [[technical]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban#In_the_Book_of_Leviticus blemishes]. At one time or another [[systems]] of exorbitant overcharge were [[practiced]] upon the common people, especially during the great [[national]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Feasts feasts]. At one time the [[greedy]] [[priests]] went so far as to demand the [[equivalent]] of the [[value]] of a week's [[labor]] for a pair of doves which should have been sold to the [[poor]] for a few pennies. The " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas sons of Annas] " had already begun to [[establish]] their [[bazaars]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] precincts, those very [[merchandise]] marts which [[persisted]] to the time of their final overthrow by a mob three years before the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Temple destruction of the temple itself].

173:1.2 This [[Business|sale]] of [[animals]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] prospered because, when the [[worshiper]] purchased such an [[animal]], although the price might be somewhat high, no more fees had to be paid, and he could be sure the intended [[sacrifice]] would not be [[rejected]] on the ground of [[possessing]] real or [[technical]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban#In_the_Book_of_Leviticus blemishes]. At one time or another [[systems]] of exorbitant overcharge were [[practiced]] upon the common people, especially during the great [[national]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Feasts feasts]. At one time the [[greedy]] [[priests]] went so far as to demand the [[equivalent]] of the [[value]] of a week's [[labor]] for a pair of doves which should have been sold to the [[poor]] for a few pennies. The " [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annas sons of Annas] " had already begun to [[establish]] their [[bazaars]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] precincts, those very [[merchandise]] marts which [[persisted]] to the time of their final overthrow by a mob three years before the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Temple destruction of the temple itself].

173:1.3 But [[Commerce|traffic]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice sacrificial animals] and sundry [[merchandise]] was not the only way in which the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple courts of the temple] were [[profaned]]. At this time there was fostered an extensive [[system]] of [[banking]] and [[commercial]] exchange which was carried on right within the [[temple]] precincts. And this all came about in the following [[manner]]: During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean_dynasy Asmonean dynasty] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews Jews] coined their own silver [[money]], and it had become the [[practice]] to require the [[temple]] dues of one-half [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel shekel] and all other [[temple]] fees to be paid with this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jewish_Revolt_coinage Jewish coin]. This regulation necessitated that [[money]]-changers be licensed to exchange the many sorts of currency in circulation throughout [[Palestine]] and other provinces of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman Empire] for this [[orthodox]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel shekel] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jewish_Revolt_coinage Jewish coining]. The [[temple]] head [[tax]], payable by all except [[women]], [[slaves]], and [[minors]], was one-half [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel shekel], a coin about the size of a ten cent piece but twice as thick. By the times of [[Jesus]] the [[priests]] had also been exempted from the payment of [[temple]] dues. Accordingly, from the 15th to the 25th of the month preceding the [[Passover]], accredited [[money]]-changers erected their booths in the principal cities of [[Palestine]] for the [[purpose]] of providing the [[Jewish]] people with proper [[money]] to meet the [[temple]] dues after they had reached [[Jerusalem]]. After this ten-day period these [[money]]-changers moved on to [[Jerusalem]] and proceeded to set up their exchange tables in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple courts of the temple]. They were [[permitted]] to charge the equivalent of from three to four cents commission for the exchange of a coin valued at about ten cents, and in case a coin of larger [[value]] was offered for exchange, they were allowed to collect double. Likewise did these [[temple]] [[bankers]] [[profit]] from the exchange of all [[money]] intended for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice purchase of sacrificial animals] and for the payment of [[vows]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin-offering making of offerings].

173:1.3 But [[Commerce|traffic]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice sacrificial animals] and sundry [[merchandise]] was not the only way in which the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple courts of the temple] were [[profaned]]. At this time there was fostered an extensive [[system]] of [[banking]] and [[commercial]] exchange which was carried on right within the [[temple]] precincts. And this all came about in the following [[manner]]: During the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean_dynasy Asmonean dynasty] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews Jews] coined their own silver [[money]], and it had become the [[practice]] to require the [[temple]] dues of one-half [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel shekel] and all other [[temple]] fees to be paid with this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jewish_Revolt_coinage Jewish coin]. This regulation necessitated that [[money]]-changers be licensed to exchange the many sorts of currency in circulation throughout [[Palestine]] and other provinces of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman Empire] for this [[orthodox]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel shekel] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jewish_Revolt_coinage Jewish coining]. The [[temple]] head [[tax]], payable by all except [[women]], [[slaves]], and [[minors]], was one-half [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel shekel], a coin about the size of a ten cent piece but twice as thick. By the times of [[Jesus]] the [[priests]] had also been exempted from the payment of [[temple]] dues. Accordingly, from the 15th to the 25th of the month preceding the [[Passover]], accredited [[money]]-changers erected their booths in the principal cities of [[Palestine]] for the [[purpose]] of providing the [[Jewish]] people with proper [[money]] to meet the [[temple]] dues after they had reached [[Jerusalem]]. After this ten-day period these [[money]]-changers moved on to [[Jerusalem]] and proceeded to set up their exchange tables in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple courts of the temple]. They were [[permitted]] to charge the equivalent of from three to four cents commission for the exchange of a coin valued at about ten cents, and in case a coin of larger [[value]] was offered for exchange, they were allowed to collect double. Likewise did these [[temple]] [[bankers]] [[profit]] from the exchange of all [[money]] intended for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice purchase of sacrificial animals] and for the payment of [[vows]] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin-offering making of offerings].

173:1.4 These [[temple]] [[money]]-changers not only conducted a regular [[banking]] [[business]] for [[profit]] in the exchange of more than [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency twenty sorts of money] which the visiting [[pilgrims]] would periodically bring to [[Jerusalem]], but they also engaged in all other kinds of [[transactions]] pertaining to the [[banking]] [[business]]. Both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] [[treasury]] and the temple rulers [[profited]] tremendously from these [[commercial]] [[activities]]. It was not uncommon for the [[temple]] [[treasury]] to hold upwards of ten million dollars while the common people languished in [[poverty]] and continued to pay these unjust [[Tax|levies]].

173:1.4 These [[temple]] [[money]]-changers not only conducted a regular [[banking]] [[business]] for [[profit]] in the exchange of more than [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency twenty sorts of money] which the visiting [[pilgrims]] would periodically bring to [[Jerusalem]], but they also engaged in all other kinds of [[transactions]] pertaining to the [[banking]] [[business]]. Both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] [[treasury]] and the temple rulers [[profited]] tremendously from these [[commercial]] [[activities]]. It was not uncommon for the [[temple]] [[treasury]] to hold upwards of ten million dollars while the common people languished in [[poverty]] and continued to pay these unjust [[Tax|levies]].

173:1.5 In the midst of this [[noisy]] [[aggregation]] of [[money]]-changers, [[merchandisers]], and cattle sellers, [[Jesus]], on this Monday morning, attempted to [[teach]] the [[gospel]] of [[the Kingdom|the heavenly kingdom]]. He was not [[alone]] in resenting this [[profanation]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]; the common people, especially the [[Jewish]] [[visitors]] from foreign provinces, also heartily resented this profiteering [[desecration]] of their [[national]] house of [[worship]]. At this time the [[Sanhedrin]] itself held its regular meetings in a chamber [[surrounded]] by all this babble and [[confusion]] of [[Marketplace|trade and barter]].

173:1.5 In the midst of this [[noisy]] [[aggregation]] of [[money]]-changers, [[merchandisers]], and cattle sellers, [[Jesus]], on this Monday morning, attempted to [[teach]] the [[gospel]] of [[the Kingdom|the heavenly kingdom]]. He was not [[alone]] in resenting this [[profanation]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]; the common people, especially the [[Jewish]] [[visitors]] from foreign provinces, also heartily resented this profiteering [[desecration]] of their [[national]] house of [[worship]]. At this time the [[Sanhedrin]] itself held its regular meetings in a chamber [[surrounded]] by all this babble and [[confusion]] of [[Marketplace|trade and barter]].

173:1.6 As [[Jesus]] was about to begin his [[Discourse|address]], [[two]] [[things]] happened to arrest his [[attention]]. At the [[money]] table of a near-by exchanger a [[violent]] and heated [[argument]] had arisen over the alleged overcharging of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Jew] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], while at the same [[moment]] the air was rent by the bellowing of a drove of some one hundred bullocks which was being driven from one section of the animal pens to another. As [[Jesus]] paused, [[silently]] but [[thoughtfully]] [[contemplating]] this scene of [[commerce]] and [[confusion]], close by he beheld a simple-minded [[Galilean]], a man he had once talked with in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_area Iron], being [[ridiculed]] and jostled about by supercilious and would-be superior [[Judeans]]; and all of this combined to produce one of those [[strange]] and periodic uprisings of [[indignant]] [[emotion]] in the [[soul]] of [[Jesus]].

173:1.6 As [[Jesus]] was about to begin his [[Discourse|address]], [[two]] [[things]] happened to arrest his [[attention]]. At the [[money]] table of a near-by exchanger a [[violent]] and heated [[argument]] had arisen over the alleged overcharging of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Jew] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], while at the same [[moment]] the air was rent by the bellowing of a drove of some one hundred bullocks which was being driven from one section of the animal pens to another. As [[Jesus]] paused, [[silently]] but [[thoughtfully]] [[contemplating]] this scene of [[commerce]] and [[confusion]], close by he beheld a simple-minded [[Galilean]], a man he had once talked with in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_area Iron], being [[ridiculed]] and jostled about by supercilious and would-be superior [[Judeans]]; and all of this combined to produce one of those [[strange]] and periodic uprisings of [[indignant]] [[emotion]] in the [[soul]] of [[Jesus]].

173:1.7 To the [[amazement]] of his [[apostles]], standing near at hand, who refrained from [[participation]] in what so soon followed, [[Jesus]] stepped down from the teaching platform and, going over to the lad who was driving the cattle through the [[court]], took from him his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_o%27_nine_tails whip of cords] and swiftly drove the [[animals]] from the [[temple]]. But that was not all; he strode [[majestically]] before the [[wondering]] gaze of the thousands assembled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple court] to the farthest cattle pen and [[proceeded]] to open the gates of every stall and to drive out the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_%28mythology%29#Sacrificial_animals imprisoned animals]. By this time the assembled [[pilgrims]] were electrified, and with uproarious shouting they moved toward the [[Marketplace|bazaars]] and began to overturn the tables of the [[money]]-changers. In less than five minutes all [[commerce]] had been swept from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. By the time the near-by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_soldier Roman guards] had appeared on the scene, all was [[quiet]], and the crowds had become orderly; [[Jesus]], returning to the speaker's stand, [[spoke]] to [[the multitude]]: " You have this day [[witnessed]] that which is [[written]] in the [[Scriptures]]: `My house shall be called a house of [[prayer]] for all nations,[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.56] but you have made it a den of robbers.' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.7]

173:1.7 To the [[amazement]] of his [[apostles]], standing near at hand, who refrained from [[participation]] in what so soon followed, [[Jesus]] stepped down from the teaching platform and, going over to the lad who was driving the cattle through the [[court]], took from him his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_o%27_nine_tails whip of cords] and swiftly drove the [[animals]] from the [[temple]]. But that was not all; he strode [[majestically]] before the [[wondering]] gaze of the thousands assembled in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple court] to the farthest cattle pen and [[proceeded]] to open the gates of every stall and to drive out the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_%28mythology%29#Sacrificial_animals imprisoned animals]. By this time the assembled [[pilgrims]] were electrified, and with uproarious shouting they moved toward the [[Marketplace|bazaars]] and began to overturn the tables of the [[money]]-changers. In less than five minutes all [[commerce]] had been swept from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. By the time the near-by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_soldier Roman guards] had appeared on the scene, all was [[quiet]], and the crowds had become orderly; [[Jesus]], returning to the speaker's stand, [[spoke]] to [[the multitude]]: " You have this day [[witnessed]] that which is [[written]] in the [[Scriptures]]: `My house shall be called a house of [[prayer]] for all nations,[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.56] but you have made it a den of robbers.' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.7]

173:1.8 But before he could utter other [[words]], the great assembly broke out in [[Song|hosannas]] of [[praise]], and presently a throng of [[youths]] stepped out from the crowd to sing [[grateful]] [[hymns]] of [[appreciation]] that the [[profane]] and [[profiteering]] [[merchandisers]] had been ejected from the [[sacred]] [[temple]]. By this time certain of the [[priests]] had arrived on the scene, and one of them said to [[Jesus]], " Do you not hear what the [[children]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levites Levites] say? " And [[the Master]] replied, " Have you never [[read]], `Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings has [[praise]] been [[perfected]]'? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_8] And all the rest of that day while [[Jesus]] taught, guards set by [[the people]] stood watch at every archway, and they would not [[permit]] anyone to carry even an empty vessel across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple courts].

173:1.8 But before he could utter other [[words]], the great assembly broke out in [[Song|hosannas]] of [[praise]], and presently a throng of [[youths]] stepped out from the crowd to sing [[grateful]] [[hymns]] of [[appreciation]] that the [[profane]] and [[profiteering]] [[merchandisers]] had been ejected from the [[sacred]] [[temple]]. By this time certain of the [[priests]] had arrived on the scene, and one of them said to [[Jesus]], " Do you not hear what the [[children]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levites Levites] say? " And [[the Master]] replied, " Have you never [[read]], `Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings has [[praise]] been [[perfected]]'? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_8] And all the rest of that day while [[Jesus]] taught, guards set by [[the people]] stood watch at every archway, and they would not [[permit]] anyone to carry even an empty vessel across the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple courts].

173:1.9 When the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the [[scribes]] heard about these happenings, they were dumfounded. All the more they [[feared]] [[the Master]], and all the more they [[determined]] to [[Kill|destroy]] him. But they were nonplused. They did not know how to accomplish his [[death]], for they greatly [[feared]] [[the multitudes]], who were now so outspoken in their [[approval]] of his overthrow of the [[profane]] [[Commerce|profiteers]]. And all this day, a day of [[quiet]] and [[peace]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple temple courts], the people heard [[Jesus]]' teaching and [[literally]] hung on his [[words]].

173:1.9 When the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the [[scribes]] heard about these happenings, they were dumfounded. All the more they [[feared]] [[the Master]], and all the more they [[determined]] to [[Kill|destroy]] him. But they were nonplused. They did not know how to accomplish his [[death]], for they greatly [[feared]] [[the multitudes]], who were now so outspoken in their [[approval]] of his overthrow of the [[profane]] [[Commerce|profiteers]]. And all this day, a day of [[quiet]] and [[peace]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple temple courts], the people heard [[Jesus]]' teaching and [[literally]] hung on his [[words]].

173:1.10 This [[surprising]] [[act]] of [[Jesus]] was beyond the [[comprehension]] of his [[apostles]]. They were so taken aback by this sudden and unexpected move of their Master that they remained throughout the whole [[episode]] huddled [[together]] near the speaker's stand; they never lifted a hand to further this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple cleansing of the temple]. If this spectacular [[event]] had occurred the day before, at the time of [[Jesus]]' [[triumphal]] arrival at the [[temple]] at the termination of his tumultuous [[procession]] through the gates of the [[city]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_172], all the while loudly [[acclaimed]] by the multitude, they would have been ready for it, but coming as it did, they were wholly unprepared to [[participate]].

173:1.10 This [[surprising]] [[act]] of [[Jesus]] was beyond the [[comprehension]] of his [[apostles]]. They were so taken aback by this sudden and unexpected move of their Master that they remained throughout the whole [[episode]] huddled [[together]] near the speaker's stand; they never lifted a hand to further this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple cleansing of the temple]. If this spectacular [[event]] had occurred the day before, at the time of [[Jesus]]' [[triumphal]] arrival at the [[temple]] at the termination of his tumultuous [[procession]] through the gates of the [[city]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_172], all the while loudly [[acclaimed]] by the multitude, they would have been ready for it, but coming as it did, they were wholly unprepared to [[participate]].

173:1.11 This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple cleansing of the temple] discloses [[the Master]]'s [[attitude]] toward commercializing the [[practices]] of [[religion]] as well as his detestation of all forms of unfairness and profiteering at the [[expense]] of the [[poor]] and the unlearned. This [[episode]] also [[demonstrates]] that [[Jesus]] did not look with [[approval]] upon the refusal to employ [[force]] to protect the [[majority]] of any given [[human]] group against the unfair and enslaving [[practices]] of unjust minorities who may be able to entrench themselves behind [[political]], [[financial]], or [[ecclesiastical]] [[power]]. Shrewd, [[wicked]], and designing men are not to be [[permitted]] to [[organize]] themselves for the [[exploitation]] and [[oppression]] of those who, because of their [[idealism]], are not disposed to resort to [[force]] for [[Nonresistance|self-protection]] or for the furtherance of their laudable life projects.

173:1.11 This [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple cleansing of the temple] discloses [[the Master]]'s [[attitude]] toward commercializing the [[practices]] of [[religion]] as well as his detestation of all forms of unfairness and profiteering at the [[expense]] of the [[poor]] and the unlearned. This [[episode]] also [[demonstrates]] that [[Jesus]] did not look with [[approval]] upon the refusal to employ [[force]] to protect the [[majority]] of any given [[human]] group against the unfair and enslaving [[practices]] of unjust minorities who may be able to entrench themselves behind [[political]], [[financial]], or [[ecclesiastical]] [[power]]. Shrewd, [[wicked]], and designing men are not to be [[permitted]] to [[organize]] themselves for the [[exploitation]] and [[oppression]] of those who, because of their [[idealism]], are not disposed to resort to [[force]] for [[Nonresistance|self-protection]] or for the furtherance of their laudable life projects.

<center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_173 Go to Paper 173]</center>

<center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_173 Go to Paper 173]</center>