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TITLE: Herod and John
TEXT: Mark 6:17-20
PROPOSITION: We must have some interaction with the messenger of God.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Reactions
READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
Popular opinion = Elijah, prophet, John (reincarnated)
All these views include some form of “reincarnation” beliefs.
Examine these passages:
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 - No more forever with anything done under the sun (on earth)
Hebrews 9:27-28 - Man will die once (single, not more than once)
Our text is a study of how Herod interacted with John.
Arrested Him (17)
At the insistence of his wife (nagged into it)
Took him bound him, put him in prison
Disagreed with him (18)
Sometimes preachers quit preaching and express opinions
Preachers can preach a text and reach invalid conclusions from it
However - If it is the truth (It is not lawful to have her.) (Leviticus 20:21)
Herodias (his wife) hated him (19)
If you don't like the message, kill the messenger
Galatians 4:16 - Am I your enemy for telling the truth?
Jesus was hated. The apostles were hated.
Luke 21:17 - You will be hated of all men for my names sake
Herod feared him (alive and dead) (20)
Herod feared his popularity when he was alive
Herod was paranoid
He also hated John after his death
Knew he was a just and holy man (20)
Found no fault in him.
Later, Pilate with Jesus, I find no fault in him. John 19:4
Kept him safe (20)
Observed, kept safe, protected
Plots and schemes of Herodias
Heard him gladly (20)
Would sneak down to John's cell and listen to his teachings
Listened with joy, pleasure (pleased and entertained)
Did some of the things he was taught (20)
He followed the teachings of John - most of the way
How far will you follow the teachings of the preacher, elders?
Just as long as you agree? What if you disagree?
What if your sin is pointed out? “It is not lawful to have her.” (18)
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