Rick Snodgrass

Herod • Matthew 14:6-12, Mark 6:14-16, Luke 13:31-33 & Luke 23:5-12

1. You know you are a bad leader when…

Herod the GreatThe Roman senate appointed Herod to be ruler of Judea and assigned him the title King of Judea.Herod the Great died a few years later while Joseph, Mary and Jesus were living under God's protection in Egypt. The kingdom was divided among three of his sons.

Herod ArchelausSon of Herod the Great. Israel had long been subdivided into three regions; Galilee in the north, Samaria, central and Judah in the south. Archelaus inherited rule of Samaria and Judah.

Herod PhillipSon of Herod the Great. He inherited rule of some far northern provinces in what is now southern Syria, including the Golan Heights. Luke 3:1. Philip was married to Herodias, but she left him in favor of his brother, Herod Antipas.

Herod AntipasSon of Herod the Great. He inherited rule of Galilee. Herodias, his brother Phillip's wife, became his mistress. Antipas is the Herod to whom Pilate sent Jesus when he heard that Jesus was from Nazareth of Galilee. Herod interviewed Jesus, then sent him back to Pilate with no recommendation for execution.

Herod Agrippa the FirstGrandson of Herod the Great. His father, Aristobulus, another son of Herod the Great, had been executed by his father upon report of a plot to take the throne. Gradually, as his uncles died or otherwise departed the scene, Agrippa accumulated the entire realm which had once belonged to his grandfather.

Herod Agrippa IIGreat grandson of Herod the Great, son of Herod Agrippa. In Acts 25 and 26 Paul found himself in a position similar to what Jesus had experienced before his crucifixion,. The Jewish religious leadership was demanding Paul's execution but he had done nothing wrong according to Jewish or Roman law.

Herod Agrippa IIPaul demanded his right as a Roman citizen to a hearing before Caesar so Festus, the Roman governor and Agrippa II, so-called king of the Jews, interviewed Paul seeking some infraction to justify not releasing him outright.

Matthew 14:6-8On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

1. You know you are a bad leader when…

2. The great thing about generational patterns is they can stop with me.

Matthew 14:9-12The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

2. The great thing about generational patterns is they can stop with me.

3. A person subject to no authority is subject to any authority.

Mark 6:14-15King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”Others said, “He is Elijah.”And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”

Mark 6:16But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”

3. A person subject to no authority is subject to any authority.

4. A person without the awe of God can live in awe of anything.

Luke 13:31At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to Him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.”

Luke 13:32-33He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!

4. A person without the awe of God can live in awe of anything.

5. A person who crosses one boundary will be tempted to cross all boundaries.

Luke 23:5-7But they insisted, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by His teaching. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here.”On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. When he learned that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

Luke 23:8-9When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see Him. From what he had heard about Him, he hoped to see Him perform a sign of some sort. He plied Him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer.

Luke 23:10-12The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing Him. Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in an elegant robe, they sent Him back to Pilate. That day Herod and Pilate became friends—before this they had been enemies.

5. A person who crosses one boundary will be tempted to cross all boundaries.

6. For the price of a laugh, some will pay the price of a life.

6. For the price of a laugh, some will pay the price of a life.

7. When I am entertaining myself to death, the last thing that I want to do is change the channel.