Herod the Great tried to have Jesus killed as an infant. When he learned that a king had been born in Bethlehem, he was disturbed and tried to find the child to kill him. He had the Magi search for details but they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod. Joseph was also warned in a dream to flee to Egypt with Jesus to protect him from Herod. Herod Antipas, a tetrarch, was directly involved in the deaths of both John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. He had John imprisoned and questioned Jesus at length during the night before the Crucifixion, mocking him, but Jesus made no answer to his questions.

1. The System
George Bamugemereire
27th July 2013

2. Scriptures
• Luke 9: 1-9
• Luke 8
• Matthew 2:1-19
• Luke 3:16-20
• Matthew 14:1-2
• Luke 23
• 2 Corinthians 4:4
• 1 John 5:19
• Ephesians 2:2-3
• 2 Timothy 2: 3-4

3. Herod
• Herod The Great- tried to have Christ killed as an infant Matthew 2:1-19
• Heard that a King had been born
• Was disturbed
• Tried to find out where the Child was born
• Sends Magi to get all the details – make a careful search and report to me.
• The Magi listened to the King and went their way vs 9
• Vs 12 Magi warned in a dream not to go back to Herod
• The Lord appears to Jospeh in a dream and arranges for the escape to
Egypt to protect Him from Herod
• Vs 16 Herod is outwitted and furious, decides to kill all boys in Bethlehem
under 2 years
• Vs 19 Herod dies and Jesus is returned’ All arranged in a dream.
• Testimony when God in heaven has arranged and packaged your miracle
Pause for each one to reflect on a miracle which could have only be
arranged by God. GESPP

4. Herod II
• Herod Antipas - The most-mentioned tetrarch of Bible
History
• Directly involved in the deaths of both John The Baptist and
Jesus Christ
• Luke 3-Herod being tetrarch of Galilee
• Luke 3:16 Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by
him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil
things that Herod had done, added this to them all, that he
shut up John in prison."
• At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of
Jesus; and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist,
he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers
are at work in him." Matthew 14:1-2 RSV

5. Herod
• The Messiah met the tetrarch Herod Antipas during the night
before the Crucifixion:
• "When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
And when he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he
sent Him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time.
When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired
to see Him, because he had heard about Him, and he was hoping
to see some sign done by Him. So he questioned Him at some
length; but He made no answer. The chief priests and the scribes
stood by, vehemently accusing Him. And Herod with his soldiers
treated Him with contempt and mocked Him; then, arraying Him in
gorgeous apparel, he sent Him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate
became friends with each other that very day, for before this they
had been at enmity with each other." (Luke 23:6-12 RSV