The House of Prayer Blues - Matthew 21:12-13

** Why Did Jesus Overturn the Tables? | House of Prayer Blues Song

** In the Gospel of Matthew, we see a powerful moment where Jesus entered the temple and found it overrun with money changers and merchants. The sacred space, meant to be a place of prayer, had been turned into a marketplace. With righteous anger, Jesus overturned their tables, driving them out, declaring that His Father's house was to be a house of prayer and not a den of thieves. This act wasn't just about cleaning the temple; it symbolized a deeper call to holiness and justice. Jesus was reclaiming the heart of worship, calling people back to a pure devotion to God, free from corruption and greed.

Original Text (WEB - Matthew 21:12-13):
"Jesus entered into the temple of God and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves. He said to them, 'It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of robbers!'"

** House of Prayer Blues" Lyrics:

(Verse 1)
Walked into the temple, with sorrow in His eyes,
Saw the holy place turned to profit and lies.
Silver coins were rollin’, the doves caged in tight,
But the flame of truth was burnin’ in the sacred night.

(Chorus)
He said, "My house is a house of prayer,
But you’ve turned it to greed, do you even care?"
Tables overturned, hearts turned to stone,
Where the spirit should reign, now darkness had grown.

(Verse 2)
Oh, the poor they come seeking, just a taste of grace,
But the rich and the sellers just hardened their face.
Justice is callin’, but the cries fall low,
In the house of God where no mercy flows.

(Chorus)
He said, "My house is a house of prayer,
But you’ve made it a den, a den of thieves in here!"
Tables overturned, truth cast aside,
The righteous cry of heaven could no longer hide.

(Bridge - Original Text from Matthew 21:12-13)
"It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,'
But you have made it a den of robbers!"
With righteous fire, He drove them away,
Justice and mercy were born that day.

(Verse 3)
He wasn’t just angry, it was a holy pain,
Seeing the lost bound by a profit’s gain.
In the house of His Father, where prayers should rise,
They chained the poor with their marketplace lies.

(Chorus)
He said, "My house is a house of prayer,
But you’ve turned it to greed, do you even care?"
Tables overturned, hearts turned to stone,
Where the spirit should reign, now darkness had grown.

(Verse 4)
Now, can’t you feel the weight of His heart?
This wasn’t just a cleansing, but a brand new start.
For the soul that’s been sold, for the price of gold,
He bought it back with a zeal untold.

(Chorus)
He said, "My house is a house of prayer,
But you’ve made it a den, a den of thieves in here!"
Tables overturned, justice and grace,
He drove out the darkness from that holy place.

(Bridge - Extended Reflection)
*"My house, My house," He cried with might,
"Will be a place of truth, where love shines bright."
No more the chains of silver, or the dove’s silent cry,
The Son of God brought freedom where the soul can fly.

(Outro)
Oh, the temple stands still, but the call remains,
For every heart that seeks Him, where His glory reigns.
In the house of prayer, no thief can stay,
For the King of Glory has shown the way.

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