JESUS Cleansed The Temple. He drove out merchants and money changers, stating that God's house was meant to be a "house of prayer for all the nations" from Isaiah 56:7, but had been turned into a "den of thieves" by prioritizing profit and exploitation over true worship. God intended the temple to be a welcoming, holy center of communion and spiritual connection for all people, not just a localized ritual station. By calling it "My Father's house," Jesus asserted His divine authority as Lord of the temple, signaling a dramatic shift and spiritual purification of worship.