Matthew 14:1

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist-who had lain in prison for probably more than a year-had been cruelly put to death. AT THAT TIME HEROD THE TETRARCH - Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (), who ruled as Ethnarch over Galilee and Perea. HEARD OF THE FAME OF JESUS - "for His name was spread abroad" ()....

The reason why the Evangelists relate this occurrence is, to inform us that the name of Christ was universally celebrated, and, therefore, the Jews could not be excused on the plea of ignorance. Many might otherwise have been perplexed by this question, “How came it that, while Christ dwelt on the earth, Judea remained in a profound sleep, as if he had withdrawn into some corner, and had displayed to none his divine power?” The Evangelists accordingly state, that the report concerning him was everywhere spread abroad, and penetrated even into the court of Herod....

1-12 The terror and reproach of conscience, which Herod, like other daring offenders, could not shake off, are proofs and warnings of a future judgment, and of future misery to them. But there may be the terror of convictions, where there is not the truth of conversion. When men pretend to favour the gospel, yet live in evil, we must not favour their self-delusion, but must deliver our consciences as John did. The world may call this rudeness and blind zeal. False professors, or timid Christians, may censure it as want of civility; but the most powerful enemies can go no further than the Lord sees good to permit. Herod feared that the putting of John to death might raise a rebellion among the people, which it did not; but he never feared it might stir up his own conscience against him, which it did. Men fear being hanged for what they do not fear being damned for. And times of carnal mi...

CHAPTER XIV. _Herod, having heard the fame of Christ, supposes him to be John_ _the Baptist, risen from the dead_, 1, 2. _A circumstantial account of the beheading of John the Baptist_, 3-12. _Five thousand men, besides women and children, fed with five_ _loaves and two fishes_, 13-21. _The disciples take ship, and Jesus stays behind, and goes_ _privately into a mountain to pray_, 22, 23. _A violent storm arises, by which the lives of the disciples are_ _endangered_, 24. In their extremity,

HEROD THE TETRARCH - See also Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7. This was a son of Herod the Great. Herod the Great died probably in the first year after the birth of Christ, and left his kingdom to his three sons, of whom this “Herod Antipas” was one. He ruled over Galilee and Perea. See the notes at Matthew 2:15. The title “tetrarch” literally denotes one who rules over a “fourth” part of any country. It came, however, to signify the governor or ruler of any province subject to the Roman emperor - Robinson, Lexicon. HEARD OF THE FAME OF JESUS - Jesus had been a considerable time engaged in the work of the ministry, and it may seem remarkable that he had not before heard of h

EXPOSITION MATTHEW 14:1 CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION TO HIM. MATTHEW 14:1 _Herod_'_s opinion of Jesus, and a parenthetical account of his murder of John the Baptist. _Parallel passages: Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7;...

AT THAT TIME HEROD THE TETRARCH,.... Not Herod the Great, in whose reign Christ was born, and who slew the infants of Bethlehem, but his son; this was, as the Jewish chronologer c rightly observes, "Herod Antipater, whom they call טיתרקי, "the tetrarch"; the son of Herod the First, and brother of Archelaus, and the third king of the family of Herod.'' And though he is here called a "tetrarch", he is in Mark 6:14 called a king: the reason of his being styled a "tetrarch" was this; his father Herod divided his large kingdom into four parts, and bequeathed them to his sons, which was confirmed by the Roman senate: Archelaus reigned in Judea in his stead; upon whose decease, that part was put under the care of a Roman governor; who, when John the Baptist began to preach, was Pontius Pilate; this same Herod here spoken of, being "tetrarch" of Galilee, which was the part assigne

HEROD Called Antipas; son of Herod the Great, (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 2:1) _ and Malthace, a Samaritan woman; brother of Archelaus, see margin reference, (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 2:22) _ a daughter of King Aretas; Herodias, wife of his half-brother, Philip....

MATTHEW 14:1 tetraa,rchj See the comment on Ac 13.1....

2. JOHN'S MARTYRDOM. The Fourfold Attitude of the Rejected King. CHAPTER 14 _ 1. John's Martyrdom. (Matthew 14:1 .) 2. The Disciples of John with the Lord Jesus. (Matthew 14:12 .) 3. Feeding the Five Thousand. (Matthew 14:13 .) 4. Praying on the Mountain-top. (Matthew 14:22 .) 5. Walking on the Sea; Coming to His Disciples. (Matthew 14:24 .)_ The fourteenth chapter contains the record of events put together so as to harmonize with the purpose of this Gospel. The Lord had revealed the mysteries of the kingdo