44 Compare Mic_3:12; Mat_24:2.
45-48 Compare Mat_21:12-17; Mar_11:11; Mar_11:15-19.
45 His kingdom will be a combination of church and state and He will
be the Head of both. Hence He not only presents Himself as King, but
enters the temple and cleanses it of its unlawful traffic.
46 Compare Isa_5... [ Continue Reading ]
24 Two kinds of coins were in circulation, the Roman and the Jewish.
The temple taxes had to be paid in the Jewish shekel, the Roman in the
foreign currency. The fact that they had accepted the conqueror's
money shows that they regarded themselves as his subjects. Indeed, not
long after this they in... [ Continue Reading ]