The Jesus who attacked people with a whip?
That's a popular misconception.
If we look closer:
13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14In the temple he found those who were selling
oxen and
sheep and
pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.
15And making a whip of cords, he
drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
16And he
told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”
17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
John 2 ESV
(emphasis added)
I have many times driven animals.
I followed the examples of older people --
anyone with competence (like people would normally have in the ancient world) knows that you simply
wave anything in the air (rope, whip, a stick, etc.) and
make noise -- and animals will move/flee.
Only an incompetent or cruel person would begin striking the animals.
We don't have any evidence nor cause to believe Jesus wouldn't know the common everyday knowledge of the people in that culture he grew up in.
Of course, the owners of the fleeing animals would run after them, to try to catch them..
But we can notice that he
spoke to the people selling pigeons. (of course the pigeons could not flee if in cages)
Does that help make it more clear?
@BlueSky95
