MARK 61429 Herods Marriage Herod had married his brothers wife Herodias v17 Violated the law Leviticus 1816 2021 Adultery defined Romans 714 Matt 199 Even pagan kings did not commit adultery ID: 482825
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LESSONS FROM HEROD AND JOHN
MARK 6:14-29Slide2
Herod’s “Marriage”
Herod had married his brother’s wife Herodias
v.17
Violated the law
Leviticus 18:16, 20:21
Adultery defined
Romans 7:1-4, Matt. 19:9
Even pagan kings did not commit adultery
Jesus’ teaching
Matt. 19:3-11
Philip and Herodias still
joined
by God
Herod and Herodias
married
but
not joined
Cannot separate and remarry othersSlide3
John’s Courage
Not afraid of the king
Told the truth
Fulfilled his responsibility
2 Tim. 4:2
Ezekiel 33:Slide4
Herod and Herodias’ Reactions
Not repentance
Anger
Galatians 4:16
Seek to kill him
Herod feared him (the people)
Knew he was right
Unwilling to obey
James 4:17
Imprisoned him
Actions speak louder than internal feelings Compare
Mark 6:19-20
with
Matt. 14:5 Slide5
Herod’s Birthday Party
“Important” people
Men’s hall and ladies’ hall
Lots of alcohol
Lots of entertainment
Like a worldly bachelor party on a royal scale
1 Peter 4:3Slide6
Salome’s
A
ttire and Behavior
Herodias’ daughter named Salome
She danced for the intoxicated men
Herod has no problem with incest
The
manner
of the dancing was wrong
(Acceptable dancing
Psalm 150:4
)
The
attire
for the dancing was wrong
Gen. 3:21
The
effect
of the dancing was wrong
v.22, Colossians 3:5Slide7
Herod’s Foolish Oath
M
otivation: the effect of Salome’s dance
Half the kingdom
is an expression
Foolishly offered her a “blank check”
God offered this to Solomon
1 Kings 3:1-15
God knew what his answer would be
James & John asked Jesus for a favor
Mark 10:35
Jesus did not say “
yes
” before they specified the request
Mark 10:36-37Slide8
Herodias’ Evil Advice
Asked Herodias for advice
Parental guidance is important
Eph. 6:4
Not what Salome wanted but Herodias wanted
The head of John on a charger immediately
No chance to change her mind
Herod hated to fulfill this wish
Daniel 6
He had to keep his word (peer pressure)Slide9
Parallels with Elijah
King marries a wicked woman
Prophet courageously rebukes king
Queen is an enemy of the prophet
Queen seeks to kill prophet
King is more reluctant
Queen influences king
King and queen both suffer consequences
John is the Elijah of prophecy
Matt. 17:10-13