ቤተመቅደስ ሐይማኖታዊ ማዕከል ከመሆኑ በተጨማሪ ፣ የምጣኔ ሀብት እና የገንዘብ ልውውጥ የሚደረግበትም ስፍራ ነበር፣ በእዚህ የተነሳ ነቢያት እና ኢየሱስ ራሱም ብዙ ጊዜ ጉዳዩን ወቅሰውት ነበር (ሉቃስ 19፡45-46) ።
The temple, besides being the religious centre, was also a place of economic and financial exchanges: the prophets and even Jesus himself had protested against this debasement several times and even Jesus (cf. Lk 19: 45 -46).