DeuteronomyDeuteronomy

The second giving of the lawThe second giving of the law

““In this book are the words that Moses In this book are the words that Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they spoke to the people of Israel when they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River” (Deuteronomy 1:1 – GN)River” (Deuteronomy 1:1 – GN)

““He was as strong as ever, and his He was as strong as ever, and his eyesight was still good” (Deuteronomy 34:7 eyesight was still good” (Deuteronomy 34:7 – GN)– GN)

““You saw how he brought you safely all the way to You saw how he brought you safely all the way to this place, just as a father would carry his son. But this place, just as a father would carry his son. But in spite of what I said, you still would not trust the in spite of what I said, you still would not trust the LORD, even though he always went ahead of you LORD, even though he always went ahead of you to find a place for you to camp. To show you the to find a place for you to camp. To show you the way, he went in front of you in a pillar of fire by way, he went in front of you in a pillar of fire by night and in a pillar of cloud by day” (Deuteronomy night and in a pillar of cloud by day” (Deuteronomy 1:31-33 – GN) 1:31-33 – GN)

““Remember how the LORD your God has blessed Remember how the LORD your God has blessed you in everything that you have done. He has taken you in everything that you have done. He has taken care of you as you wandered through this vast care of you as you wandered through this vast desert. He has been with you these forty years, and desert. He has been with you these forty years, and you have had everything you needed” you have had everything you needed” (Deuteronomy 2:7 – GN)(Deuteronomy 2:7 – GN)

““Listen, people of Israel! Today you are about to Listen, people of Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River and occupy the land cross the Jordan River and occupy the land belonging to nations greater and more powerful than belonging to nations greater and more powerful than you. Their cities are large, with walls that reach the you. Their cities are large, with walls that reach the sky. The people themselves are tall and strong; they sky. The people themselves are tall and strong; they are giants, and you have heard it said that no one are giants, and you have heard it said that no one can stand against them. But now you will see for can stand against them. But now you will see for yourselves that the LORD your God will go ahead of yourselves that the LORD your God will go ahead of you like a raging fire. He will defeat them as you you like a raging fire. He will defeat them as you advance, so that you will drive them out and destroy advance, so that you will drive them out and destroy them quickly, as he promised. After the LORD your them quickly, as he promised. After the LORD your God has driven them out for you, do not say to God has driven them out for you, do not say to yourselves that he brought you in to possess this yourselves that he brought you in to possess this land because you deserved it. land because you deserved it.

No, the LORD is going to drive these people out for No, the LORD is going to drive these people out for you because they are wicked. It is not because you you because they are wicked. It is not because you are good and do what is right that the LORD is letting are good and do what is right that the LORD is letting you take their land. He will drive them out because you take their land. He will drive them out because they are wicked and because he intends to keep the they are wicked and because he intends to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors, Abraham, promise that he made to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You can be sure that the LORD is Isaac, and Jacob. You can be sure that the LORD is not giving you this fertile land because you deserve not giving you this fertile land because you deserve it. No, you are a stubborn people. Never forget how it. No, you are a stubborn people. Never forget how you made the LORD your God angry in the desert. you made the LORD your God angry in the desert. From the day that you left Egypt until the day you From the day that you left Egypt until the day you arrived here, you have rebelled against him” arrived here, you have rebelled against him” (Deuteronomy 9:1-7 - GN)(Deuteronomy 9:1-7 - GN)

““They answered Joshua, ‘We will do They answered Joshua, ‘We will do everything you have told us and will go everything you have told us and will go anywhere you send us. We will obey you, anywhere you send us. We will obey you, just as we always obeyed Mosesjust as we always obeyed Moses, and may , and may the LORD your God be with you as he was the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses! Whoever questions your with Moses! Whoever questions your authority or disobeys any of your orders authority or disobeys any of your orders will be put to death. Be determined and will be put to death. Be determined and confident!’” (Joshua 1:16-18 – GN)confident!’” (Joshua 1:16-18 – GN)

““Every year be sure to save a tenth of the crops Every year be sure to save a tenth of the crops harvested from whatever you plant in your harvested from whatever you plant in your fields….fields….

But suppose you can’t carry that ten percent of But suppose you can’t carry that ten percent of your harvest to the place where the LORD your harvest to the place where the LORD chooses to be worshiped. If you live too far away, chooses to be worshiped. If you live too far away, or if the LORD gives you a big harvest, then sell or if the LORD gives you a big harvest, then sell this part and take the money there instead. When this part and take the money there instead. When you and your family arrive, spend the money on you and your family arrive, spend the money on food for a big celebration. Buy cattle, sheep, food for a big celebration. Buy cattle, sheep, goats, wine, beer, and if there are any other kinds goats, wine, beer, and if there are any other kinds of food that you want, buy those too. of food that you want, buy those too. (Deuteronomy 14:24-26 – CEV)(Deuteronomy 14:24-26 – CEV)

……wine, or other alcoholic drink (NLT)wine, or other alcoholic drink (NLT) ……wine, or beer--anything that looks good wine, or beer--anything that looks good

to you (The Message)to you (The Message) ……wine, liquor-whatever you choose wine, liquor-whatever you choose

(GOD’S Word)(GOD’S Word)

““Give strong drink to the one who is Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are perishing, and wine to those who are distressed; let them drink and forget their distressed; let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no poverty, and remember their misery no more.” (Proverbs 31:6,7 – NET Bible)more.” (Proverbs 31:6,7 – NET Bible)

““Let your women keep silent in the Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. And if they want to learn the law also says. And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.” (1Corinthians women to speak in church.” (1Corinthians 14:34-35 – NKJV)14:34-35 – NKJV)

““Some Pharisees came and tried to trap Him Some Pharisees came and tried to trap Him with this question: ‘Should a man be allowed to with this question: ‘Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?’ ‘Haven't divorce his wife for just any reason?’ ‘Haven't you read the Scriptures?’ Jesus replied. ‘They you read the Scriptures?’ Jesus replied. ‘They record that from the beginning 'God made them record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.’ And He said, ‘This explains male and female.’ And He said, ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined no one split apart what God has joined together.’together.’

‘‘Then why did Moses say in the law that a Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?’ they asked. divorce and send her away?’ they asked. Jesus replied, ‘Moses permitted divorce Jesus replied, ‘Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally but it was not what God had originally intended.’” (Matthew 19:3-8 - NLT)intended.’” (Matthew 19:3-8 - NLT)

““You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But But nownow I tell you: do not take revenge on I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too.” (Matthew 5:38-39 – GN)left cheek too.” (Matthew 5:38-39 – GN)

God stoops God stoops When we were afraid of God – Moses or Jesus stood When we were afraid of God – Moses or Jesus stood

in between us and Godin between us and God When we hated manna – he gave us meat, and with a When we hated manna – he gave us meat, and with a

list of clean and unclean meatslist of clean and unclean meats When we wanted a king to be our leader, rather than When we wanted a king to be our leader, rather than

God – he gave us a king, even though it was harmfulGod – he gave us a king, even though it was harmful When we wanted to cruelly dismiss our wives in When we wanted to cruelly dismiss our wives in

divorce – God gave divorce lawsdivorce – God gave divorce laws When we wanted to fight our way into Canaan – God When we wanted to fight our way into Canaan – God

helped us fighthelped us fight When we were so hardened and indifferent even to When we were so hardened and indifferent even to

death and killing – God gave us “bad rules” such as death and killing – God gave us “bad rules” such as “an eye for and eye, and a tooth for a tooth”“an eye for and eye, and a tooth for a tooth”

God looks to the futureGod looks to the future ““I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today

that, if you disobey me, you will soon disappear from the that, if you disobey me, you will soon disappear from the land. You will not live very long in the land across the land. You will not live very long in the land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy. You will be Jordan that you are about to occupy. You will be completely destroyed. The LORD will scatter you among completely destroyed. The LORD will scatter you among other nations, where only a few of you will survive. There other nations, where only a few of you will survive. There you will serve gods made by human hands, gods of you will serve gods made by human hands, gods of wood and stone, gods that cannot see or hear, eat or wood and stone, gods that cannot see or hear, eat or smell. There you will look for the LORD your God, and smell. There you will look for the LORD your God, and if if you search for him with all your heart, you will find himyou search for him with all your heart, you will find him. . When you are in trouble and all those things happen to When you are in trouble and all those things happen to you, then you will finally turn to the LORD and obey him. you, then you will finally turn to the LORD and obey him. He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy youyou, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself , and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors.” (Deuteronomy 4:26-31 - GN)made with your ancestors.” (Deuteronomy 4:26-31 - GN)

““After you have taken possession of the land that the LORD After you have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is going to give you and have settled there, then you your God is going to give you and have settled there, then you will decide you need a king like all the nations around you. Be will decide you need a king like all the nations around you. Be sure that the man you choose to be king is the one whom the sure that the man you choose to be king is the one whom the LORD has chosen. He must be one of your own people; do LORD has chosen. He must be one of your own people; do not make a foreigner your king. The king is not to have a large not make a foreigner your king. The king is not to have a large number of horses for his army, and he is not to send people to number of horses for his army, and he is not to send people to Egypt to buy horses, because the LORD has said that his Egypt to buy horses, because the LORD has said that his people are never to return there. The king is not to have many people are never to return there. The king is not to have many wives, because this would make him turn away from the wives, because this would make him turn away from the LORD; and he is not to make himself rich with silver and gold. LORD; and he is not to make himself rich with silver and gold. When he becomes king, he is to have a copy of the book of When he becomes king, he is to have a copy of the book of God’s laws and teachings made from the original copy kept by God’s laws and teachings made from the original copy kept by the levitical priests. He is to keep this book near him and read the levitical priests. He is to keep this book near him and read from it all his life, so that he will learn to honor the LORD and from it all his life, so that he will learn to honor the LORD and to obey faithfully everything that is commanded in it. to obey faithfully everything that is commanded in it. (Deuteronomy 17:14-19 - GN)(Deuteronomy 17:14-19 - GN)

God’s WrathGod’s Wrath

““Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as usual he went to the meeting place on the up, and as usual he went to the meeting place on the Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures, he Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures, he was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. He opened it and was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. He opened it and read, ‘The Lord’s Spirit has come to me, because he has read, ‘The Lord’s Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers, and to say, ‘This is the blind, to free everyone who suffers, and to say, ‘This is the year the Lord has chosen.’ Jesus closed the book, then the year the Lord has chosen.’ Jesus closed the book, then handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone in the meeting place looked straight at Jesus. Then Jesus in the meeting place looked straight at Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, ‘What you have just heard me read has come said to them, ‘What you have just heard me read has come true today.’ All the people started talking about Jesus and true today.’ All the people started talking about Jesus and were were amazedamazed at the wonderful things he said. They kept on at the wonderful things he said. They kept on asking, ‘Isn’t he Joseph’s son?’”(Luke 4:16-22 – CEV)asking, ‘Isn’t he Joseph’s son?’”(Luke 4:16-22 – CEV)

““The Spirit of the Almighty LORD is with me The Spirit of the Almighty LORD is with me because the LORD has anointed me to deliver because the LORD has anointed me to deliver good news to humble people. He has sent me good news to humble people. He has sent me to heal those who are brokenhearted, to to heal those who are brokenhearted, to announce that captives will be set free and announce that captives will be set free and prisoners will be released. He has sent me to prisoners will be released. He has sent me to announce the year of the LORD’S good will announce the year of the LORD’S good will and and the day of our God’s vengeancethe day of our God’s vengeance, to , to comfort all those who grieve.” (Isaiah 61:1-2 – comfort all those who grieve.” (Isaiah 61:1-2 – GOD’s Word)GOD’s Word)

God’s wrathGod’s wrath

““My anger will flame up like fireMy anger will flame up like fire and burn and burn everything on earth. It will reach to the world everything on earth. It will reach to the world below and consume the roots of the mountains. I below and consume the roots of the mountains. I will bring on them endless disasters and use all will bring on them endless disasters and use all my arrows against them.” (Deuteronomy 32:22,23 my arrows against them.” (Deuteronomy 32:22,23 – GN)– GN)

““They fail to see why they were defeated; they They fail to see why they were defeated; they cannot understand what happened. Why were a cannot understand what happened. Why were a thousand defeated by one, and ten thousand by thousand defeated by one, and ten thousand by only two? The Lord, their God, had only two? The Lord, their God, had abandoned abandoned themthem; their mighty God had ; their mighty God had given them up”given them up” (Deuteronomy 32:29,30 – GN)(Deuteronomy 32:29,30 – GN)

God’s wrathGod’s wrath

““They will They will abandonabandon me and worship the me and worship the pagan gods of the land they are about to pagan gods of the land they are about to enter. When that happens, I will become enter. When that happens, I will become angryangry with them; I will with them; I will abandonabandon them, and them, and they will be destroyed. Many terrible they will be destroyed. Many terrible disasters will come upon them, and then disasters will come upon them, and then they will realize that these things are they will realize that these things are happening to them because happening to them because I, their God, I, their God, am no longer with themam no longer with them.’” (Deuteronomy .’” (Deuteronomy 31:16-17 - GN)31:16-17 - GN)

God’s angerGod’s anger

““I, the LORD, am a God who is full of I, the LORD, am a God who is full of compassion and pity, who is not easily compassion and pity, who is not easily angered and who shows great love and angered and who shows great love and faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6 – GN)faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6 – GN)

““Very well, then, I will give you freedom: the Very well, then, I will give you freedom: the freedom to die by war, disease, and freedom to die by war, disease, and starvation” (Jeremiah 34:17 – GN)starvation” (Jeremiah 34:17 – GN)

PhilistinesPhilistines

““They They angeredangered him with their heathen places him with their heathen places of worship, and with their idols they made of worship, and with their idols they made him furious. God was him furious. God was angryangry when he saw it, when he saw it, so he rejected his people completely. He so he rejected his people completely. He abandonedabandoned his tent in Shiloh, the home his tent in Shiloh, the home where he had lived among us. He where he had lived among us. He allowedallowed our enemies to capture the Covenant Box, our enemies to capture the Covenant Box, the symbol of his power and glory.” (Psalm the symbol of his power and glory.” (Psalm 78:58-61 – GN)78:58-61 – GN)

Babylonian captivityBabylonian captivity

““I will fight against you with all my might, my I will fight against you with all my might, my anger, my wrath, and my fury. I will kill anger, my wrath, and my fury. I will kill everyone living in this city; people and animals everyone living in this city; people and animals alike will die of a terrible disease…. Anyone alike will die of a terrible disease…. Anyone who stays in the city will be killed in war or by who stays in the city will be killed in war or by starvation or disease...It will be starvation or disease...It will be given over given over to to the king of Babylonia, and the king of Babylonia, and hehe will burn it to the will burn it to the ground. I, the LORD, have spoken…I will set ground. I, the LORD, have spoken…I will set your palace on fire, and the fire will burn down your palace on fire, and the fire will burn down everything around it. I, the LORD, have everything around it. I, the LORD, have spoken.” (Jeremiah 21:5,6,9-10,14 – GN) spoken.” (Jeremiah 21:5,6,9-10,14 – GN)

““You have brought this on yourself by You have brought this on yourself by abandoningabandoning the LORD your God when he led the LORD your God when he led you on his way… Your own wickedness will you on his way… Your own wickedness will correct you, and your unfaithful ways will punish correct you, and your unfaithful ways will punish you. You should know and see how evil and you. You should know and see how evil and bitter it is for you if you bitter it is for you if you abandonabandon the LORD your the LORD your God...” (Jeremiah 2:17-19 – GN)God...” (Jeremiah 2:17-19 – GN)

““Judah, you have brought this on yourself by the Judah, you have brought this on yourself by the way you have lived and by the things you have way you have lived and by the things you have done. Your sin has caused this suffering; it has done. Your sin has caused this suffering; it has stabbed you through the heart.” (Jeremiah 4:18 stabbed you through the heart.” (Jeremiah 4:18 – GN)– GN)

““The LORD has The LORD has abandonedabandoned his people his people like a lion that leaves its cave. The like a lion that leaves its cave. The horrors of war and the LORD’s horrors of war and the LORD’s fierce fierce angeranger have turned the country into a have turned the country into a desert.” (Jeremiah 25:38 – GN) desert.” (Jeremiah 25:38 – GN)

““The LORD, the God of Israel, told me The LORD, the God of Israel, told me to go and say to King Zedekiah of to go and say to King Zedekiah of Judah, ‘I, the LORD, will Judah, ‘I, the LORD, will hand this city hand this city overover to the king of Babylonia, and to the king of Babylonia, and hehe will will burn it down. (Jeremiah 34:2 – GN)burn it down. (Jeremiah 34:2 – GN)

““You will feel my anger when I turn it loose on youYou will feel my anger when I turn it loose on you like a blazing fire. And like a blazing fire. And I will hand you overI will hand you over to brutal to brutal men, experts at destruction.” (Ezekiel 21:31 – GN)men, experts at destruction.” (Ezekiel 21:31 – GN)

““I will hand you over to other nationsI will hand you over to other nations who will rob who will rob you and plunder you.” (Ezekiel 25:7 – GN)you and plunder you.” (Ezekiel 25:7 – GN)

““The king killed the young men of Judah even in The king killed the young men of Judah even in the Temple. He had no mercy on anyone, young the Temple. He had no mercy on anyone, young or old, man or woman, sick or healthy. or old, man or woman, sick or healthy. God God handed them all over to himhanded them all over to him.” (2 Chronicles 36:17 .” (2 Chronicles 36:17 – GN)– GN)

Assyrian captivityAssyrian captivity

““I will attack the people of Israel and Judah I will attack the people of Israel and Judah like a lionlike a lion. I myself will tear them to pieces . I myself will tear them to pieces and then leave them. When I drag them off, and then leave them. When I drag them off, no one will be able to save them. I will no one will be able to save them. I will abandonabandon my people until they have suffered my people until they have suffered enough for their sins and come looking for enough for their sins and come looking for me. Perhaps in their suffering they will try to me. Perhaps in their suffering they will try to find me.” (Hosea 5:14,15 – GN)find me.” (Hosea 5:14,15 – GN)

““They insist on turning away from me. They They insist on turning away from me. They will cry out because of the yoke that is on will cry out because of the yoke that is on them, but not one will lift it from them. How them, but not one will lift it from them. How can I can I give you upgive you up, Israel? How can I , Israel? How can I abandon abandon youyou?” (Hosea 11:7,8 – GN) ?” (Hosea 11:7,8 – GN)

““I can’t bear to even think such thoughts. My I can’t bear to even think such thoughts. My insides churn in protest.” (Hosea 11:8 – The insides churn in protest.” (Hosea 11:8 – The Message) Message)

The Romans destroy JerusalemThe Romans destroy Jerusalem

““In this way they have brought to In this way they have brought to completion all the sins they have always completion all the sins they have always committed. And now God’s anger has at committed. And now God’s anger has at last come down on them!” (1 last come down on them!” (1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 – GN)Thessalonians 2:14-16 – GN)

God’s anger is revealedGod’s anger is revealed from heaven from heaven against all the sin and evil of the people against all the sin and evil of the people whose evil ways prevent the truth from whose evil ways prevent the truth from being known. being known. God punishes themGod punishes them, , because what can be known about God is because what can be known about God is plain to them, for God himself made it plain to them, for God himself made it plain.” (Romans 1:18,19 – GN)plain.” (Romans 1:18,19 – GN)

““They say they are wise, but they are fools; instead They say they are wise, but they are fools; instead of worshiping the immortal God, they worship of worshiping the immortal God, they worship images made to look like mortals or birds or images made to look like mortals or birds or animals or reptiles. animals or reptiles. And so God has given those And so God has given those people over to do the filthy things their hearts people over to do the filthy things their hearts desiredesire, and they do shameful things with each , and they do shameful things with each other. other. They exchange the truth about God for a They exchange the truth about God for a lielie; they worship and serve what God has created ; they worship and serve what God has created instead of the Creator himself, who is to be praised instead of the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever! Amen. Because they do this, forever! Amen. Because they do this, God has God has given them overgiven them over to shameful passions…. to shameful passions….Because Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about Godknowledge about God, , he has given them overhe has given them over to to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do.” (Romans 1:22-26,28 – GN)they should not do.” (Romans 1:22-26,28 – GN)

““Because of our sins he was Because of our sins he was given given overover to die…” (Romans 4:25 – GN) to die…” (Romans 4:25 – GN)

““Then Jesus went back to the synagogue, Then Jesus went back to the synagogue, where there was a man who had a paralyzed where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand. Some people were there who wanted hand. Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would watched him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath. Jesus said to cure the man on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man, ‘Come up here to the front.’ Then he the man, ‘Come up here to the front.’ Then he asked the people, ‘What does our Law allow asked the people, ‘What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or to destroy it?’To save someone's life or to destroy it?’

But they did not say a thing. Jesus was But they did not say a thing. Jesus was angry as he looked around at them, but at angry as he looked around at them, but at the same time he felt sorry for them, the same time he felt sorry for them, because they were so stubborn and because they were so stubborn and wrong. Then he said to the man, ‘Stretch wrong. Then he said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and it out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and it became well again. So the Pharisees left became well again. So the Pharisees left the synagogue… the synagogue…

and met at once with some members of and met at once with some members of Herod's party, and they made plans to kill Herod's party, and they made plans to kill Jesus.” (Mark 3:1-6 – GN)Jesus.” (Mark 3:1-6 – GN)

““My Temple will be called a house of My Temple will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a hideout for prayer. But you are making it a hideout for thieves!’ The blind and the crippled came thieves!’ The blind and the crippled came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. to him in the Temple, and he healed them. The chief priests and the teachers of the The chief priests and the teachers of the Law became angry when they saw the Law became angry when they saw the wonderful things he was doing and the wonderful things he was doing and the children shouting in the Temple, ‘Praise to children shouting in the Temple, ‘Praise to David’s Son!’” (Matthew 21:12-15 – GN)David’s Son!’” (Matthew 21:12-15 – GN)