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Herod Breakdown
By: Charm Date: December 4, 2012, 1:00 pm
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Matthew 2
The Visit of the Magi
2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of
Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
2 “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw
His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” 3 When Herod
the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with
him. 4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of
the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be
born. 5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is
what has been written by the prophet:
6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them
the exact time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to
Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and
when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come
and worship Him.” 9 After hearing the king, they went their way;
and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before
them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great
joy. 11 After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary
His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then,
opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And having been warned by God in a
dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own
country by another way.
The Flight to Egypt
13 Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His
mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for
Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”
14 So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it
was still night, and left for Egypt. 15 He remained there until
the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by
the Lord through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Herod Slaughters Babies
16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he
became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who
were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and
under, according to the time which he had determined from the
magi. 17 Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet
was fulfilled:
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”
19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared
in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, 20 “Get up, take the
Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those
who sought the Child’s life are dead.” 21 So Joseph got up, took
the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in
place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after
being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of
Galilee, 23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This
was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall
be called a Nazarene.”
- Note verses 7 Herod used astrology which the Bible clearly
states not to do.
-Note verse 13 Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the
Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the
Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I
tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy
Him.”
-Note verse 16 Herod had all the male babies two and under
killed.
-Decide for yourself
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Herod Breakdown
By: Charm Date: December 4, 2012, 1:10 pm
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Matthew 14
John the Baptist Beheaded
14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus, 2
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; the has
risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at
work in him.”
3 For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in
prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. 4
For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to
have her.” 5 Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he
feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias
danced before them and pleased Herod, 7 so much that he promised
with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Having been
prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the
head of John the Baptist.” 9 Although he was grieved, the king
commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of
his dinner guests. 10 He sent and had John beheaded in the
prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to
the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 His disciples
came and took away the body and buried it; and they went and
reported to Jesus.
13 Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a
boat to a secluded place by Himself;
-Note verse 10 Herod had John beheaded to please people. First
off we are not supposed to please people but be pleasing in the
eyes of the Lord. The 10 Commandments cleary states we are not
supposed to kill.
-Note verse 11 They went to report it to Jesus so apparently
Jesus wasnt there.
Note verse 13 After Jesus heard about John he went to be by
himself.
You decide if you want to do things associated with a person
like Herod...
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