Matthew

By inspecting the house of God at both the beginning and now at the end of His public ministry, Jesus reenacts the priestly duties of Leviticus. Jesus has measured the temple worship and found it
wanting. The priests have neglected their duties. They have made compromises with the state and with the spirit of their age. Glory and gravitas have been replaced with convenience and commerce. The unfaithful priests are so intrigued by ease and innovation that God’s design has been largely eclipsed. By coming to the temple in the manner He does, Jesus picks up many storylines from the Old Testament. He has come to this moment to destroy the false religion of the priests and scribes, and to raise up a new priestly class made up of the blind, the lame, and the young. Jesus is making it clear that while many people are too great for the kingdom of God, none are too small. Our charge is to be small enough to put our own ideas aside, that we may be happy to give Christ the kind of heartfelt praise that He desires.