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Lamentations 2:6-7 (JDV)

Lamentations 2:6 He has wrecked his temple as if it were merely a shack in a field, destroying his place of meeting. Yahveh has abolished appointed festivals and Sabbaths in Zion. He has despised king and priest in his fierce anger.
Lamentations 2:7 The Lord has rejected his altar, renounced his sanctuary; he has handed the walls of her palaces over to the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of Yahveh like on the day of an appointed festival.

end of worship

Long before Jesus overturned the moneychangers’ tables in the temple, Yahveh wrecked it by allowing it to be invaded by foreign armies. Why would God do such a thing? The same reason his Son did. When worship becomes a sham, God puts an end to the show.

Lord, teach us how to worship you with integrity and respect.