Today's passage is one of a number of times a physical location is identified as being set apart specifically for God's purpose (others include Mount Horeb/Sinai where the burning bush and later 10 commandments, Exodus 3.5 and Exodus 19.12, and a place by Jericho, Joshua 5.15, etc.). These places are set apart for specific purposes in line with God's will. When people sought to corrupt this space for their own will, Jesus continued His mission: redeeming and reclaiming for God that which had been lost. May the word of God encourage us to actively follow Christ's example, starting with our own homes.

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