A Den Of Robbers (Matthew 21:13)
Monday, 3 November, 2025 Psalm 9 2 Kings 12:9-21 Matthew 21:1-13 Observances: All Souls [ transferred from November 2 ]; Richard Hooker, priest and teacher (d. 1600) A Den Of Robbers (Matthew 21:13) Jesus said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” I happened to come across a certain report recently, showing two categories: nations which are targeted for scams, and the nations from which those scams come. What was curious about it was the fact that it highlighted (in only a very general sense) shifting attitudes towards honesty and deceit across generations and geography. As one who was taught as a child in school the basics of online security, I am demographically less likely to fall for a scam than someone who never had to worry about that sort of thing in their own formative years. On the flipside, there is now a better ability among the newer generations for sniffing out dishon...