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Extortion and robbery were practiced by

those engaged in this traffic. So great was the

babel of sounds from the court, that it

seriously disturbed the worshipers within.

Christ stood on the steps of the temple, and

again His piercing gaze swept over the court.

All eyes were turned toward Him. The voices

of the people and the noise of the cattle were

hushed. All looked with astonishment and

awe upon the Son of God.

The divine flashed through the human, and

gave Jesus a dignity and glory He had never

manifested before. The silence became

almost unbearable.

At last He said in clear tones, and with a

power that swayed the people like a mighty

tempest:

“It is written, My house is the house of

prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.”

Luke 19:46.