1. Marc 11:17 (NEG79)
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What does Jesus teach with the quote from Isaiah 56?

Marc 11:17 (NEG79)

17 Et il enseignait et disait: N'est-il pas écrit: Ma maison sera appelée une maison de prière pour toutes les nations? Mais vous, vous en avez fait une caverne de voleurs.

In Isaiah 3:1 and Isaiah 3:26 we read that God will judge Jerusalem because of his sin—that judgment has come in the Babylonian Exile. The people in exile are comforted by God (Isaiah 40:1): he will come to his people to redeem them (just like Jesus has come to redeem his people, Mark 10:45). The Servant of the Lord will suffer for them (Isaiah 53:1–12, a prophecy of Jesus). In Isaiah 56 the Lord says: my salvation will come (Isaiah 56:1). He gathers the exiles of Israel (Isaiah 56:8) and also foreigners: they are not excluded (any longer): for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Isaiah 56:6–7). Meanwhile God reproaches the leaders: [Israel’s] watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge (Isaiah 56:10). They are shepherds without understanding (Isaiah 56:11).