![]() ![]() The prophets live not for ever, but the word takes hold. Note, Ministers may be silenced, and imprisoned, and banished, and slain, but the word of God cannot be run down. He thought if he could get that troublesome fellow out of the way, he might go on in his sins, undisturbed and uncontrolled yet no sooner is that effected, than he hears of Jesus and his disciples preaching the same pure doctrine that John preached and, which is more, even the disciples confirming it by miracles in their Master's name. Observe here concerning Herod, (1.) How he was disappointed in what he intended by beheading John. And he very well calls the miracles he supposed him to work, not his mighty works, but mighty works showing forth themselves in him. John, while he lived, did no miracle ( ) but Herod concludes, that, being risen from the dead, he is clothed with a greater power than he had while he was living. Either the leaven of Herod was not Sadducism, for the Sadducees say, There is no resurrection ( ) or else Herod's guilty conscience (as is usual with atheists) did at this time get the mastery of his opinion, and now he concludes, whether there be a general resurrection or no, that John Baptist is certainly risen, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. The construction he puts upon this ( ) He said to his servants that told him of the fame of Jesus, as sure as we are here, this is John the Baptist he is risen from the dead. Christ's disciples were now sent abroad to preach, and to work miracles in his name, and this spread the fame of him more than ever which was an indication of the spreading of the gospel by their means after his ascension. Which none of the princes of this world knew. Note, It is the unhappiness of the great ones of the world, that they are most out of the way of hearing the best things ( ). Christ had now been preaching and working miracles above two years yet, it should seem, Herod had not heard of him till now, and now only heard the fame of him. And the gospel, like the sea, gets in one place what it loses in another. Note, God will honour those that are despised for his sake. At that time, when his countrymen slighted him, upon the account of his meanness and obscurity, he began to be famous at court. Herod the tetrarch or chief governor of Galilee heard of the fame of Jesus. ![]() The account brought to Herod of the miracles which Christ wrought. The occasion of relating this story here. We have here the story of John's martyrdom. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. 11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. ![]() 9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist he is risen from the dead and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. Mat 14:3 | MHC | STEP | The Death of John the Baptist. ![]()
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