Read Today's Passage
Whew. Today's chapter was a long one. There was a lot of stuff that went on, and I don't know about you, but I really found myself immersed in this reading. There was so much that seemed new and fresh. Events and occurrences that I realize I spend far too little time thinking about.
For instance, when Jesus tells his disciples to shake the dust from their sandals of unwelcoming houses, I hear this passage thrown about heavily for anyone who does not line up with our interpretations of Scripture, or of Christianity, or of how to live a morally upright life period! But we live with these people in community. The people Jesus was referring to were individuals that the disciples did not live with. How often can we twist this Scripture to meet our needs instead of working through problems with others we disagree with? I am not saying that it does not apply, but I think we may be a bit too quick to hop onto this passage to defend our behavior instead of allowing it to guide and inform our behavior.
Also, I tend to forget that though Herod was perplexed by what he heard when John the Baptist spoke (did he travel down to the Jordan to hear or was this what he heard while holding John in prison?), he enjoyed hearing John speak. Wow. Even though it was tough for him to hear, he still wanted to listen. Do you suppose that there might be a deeper reasoning to the beheading than what we see at face value?
Jesus' compassion towards he people, and His power over something as simple as bread and fish. The passage says there were 5,000 men there. But how many more were women and children? And the disciples still gathered 12 baskets of leftovers? Wow. No matter how many times I read or hear this, it never gets old.
So what did you think?
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I tend to think that Herod was in a place of 'open mouth, insert foot'. If he went back on his oath he would look indecisive to his guests, the last thing a ruler wants to do. On the other hand, he did have an interest in what John was saying. Too bad he let his ego get in front of his common sense. A strong leader is one who can admit a mistake, make a positive change, and go on. ND don't remember my google id
I read about Herod and really think he got played by those two women. He let himself be seduced by Herodias, then he silenced J.B. so he could continue in the relationship, then Herod killed J.B. just to please his wife and step-daughter. These are not the kind of women Herod should have around-they cheat, nurse grudges, seduce, and dance to get their way. Herod is a poor leader and a terrible husband-no wonder the Romans took over!
well ND this is what u need 2 realize that he said to a girl ask me anything and it will be done so i mean hes trapped rite away, and if i didnt get his head than that girl would have had a field day on him and as a guy if u say ur gonna do something exspecially if a girl has u do something than ull do it cuz there evil like that haha
but what i wound interesting was he told his disciples 2 go and then walked 2 them on the water as like him showing that only he on the eath can do that and they should be afraid he was just tapping in2 his godly powers
but did any1 find it funny how herod thought that it was john the baptize doing all these things
Megan pointed out that Herod was a Roman King. He's still a bad husband.
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