John 2: 13-14
“When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.”
Jesus is not a stranger to the temple in Jerusalem when he goes there. He had been to the temple for Passover before. Luke 2:41 says that “Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.” Something was different this year. Jesus is no longer primarily responsible for his earthly family. His “hour” has come to devote himself fully to his father’s will.
Q: What do you suppose was going through his mind as Jesus look out over the large courtyards of the temple and saw people engaged in buying and selling everywhere?