Herod the Great (37 BC – 4 BC)

• Matthew 2:1-8, 12-20 – Herod sought to kill Jesus in fear for his own power.
• Herod the Great was constantly paranoid about losing power.
• Herod was the great builder at the time, building fortresses (Herodium, Masada, etc.) and doing massive renovations on the temple and surrounding buildings.
• John 2:19-21
• Mark 13:1 – A few years later, the Roman army destroyed the temple as Jesus prophesied.
• I John 2:15-17 – God always wins. The world will pass away.

Herod Antipas, the tetrarch (4 BC – 39 AD)

• Mark 6:14-28 – Like his father, Herod was afraid of embarrassment before his dinner guests. He was also afraid of John the Baptist.
• Son of Herod the Great.
• Herod knew that there was power outside of him that he had no control over and it made him afraid.
• Luke 23:7-12

Herod Agrippa I (39-44 AD)

• Acts 12:1-3, 19, 21-23
• Nephew of Herod Antipas, grandson of Herod the Great.
• Matthew 10:28
• Herod had power over James’ body, but it did not go beyond that.

Herod Agrippa II (48-93 AD)

• Son of Herod Agrippa I.
• Acts 25:23; 26:1-32

Final take-aways

• Don’t be afraid of “power.”
  • Romans 13:1
• No one outlasts King Jesus.
  • Revelation 1:5-6
• Seize the truth!
  • Proverbs 23:23