Jesus Predicts Jerusalem's Doom: Temple's Fiery End Foretold!

Why were they "trading all the money"?? Because people outside Jerusalem needed the local coin, the shekel. Other currencies were not acceptable! The call went out, as it did every year, for everyone to contribute a half-shekel to the Temple, for the annual census and for the Temple maintenance. Every year between the month of Adar and Nisson. Exodus 30:13. So his action of turning the tables over was irrational!