Herod the Fox February 24, 2013 by Sherry Deets. been forgotten long ago had they not played part, often a minor part, in drama of his life. The fourth, or “tetrarchy” of Herod Antipas, consisted of Galilee and Perea, where Jesus did much of his preaching. Herod Antipas, son of Herod I the Great who became tetrarch of Galilee and ruled throughout Jesus of Nazareth’s ministry. Not only so, but this concept of "fox" was rife in the days of Our Lord (according to Randall Buth of the Jerusalem School for Synoptic Research). From a derivative of the same as aer; properly, fresh, i.e. Aided by cunningness, it manifests its increased awareness in … herod in love with his sin; flaunting his sin before eyes of all. the analogous forms of Exodus 5:14; Hosea 6:2), an interval of very short duration, and then "I am perfected." America, this is a Prophetic Warning; “The spirit of Herod is operating over the land!” Yesterday I was contacted by a friend that saw this picture on her Twitter feed… “A Fox in broad daylight running on the grounds of The White House.” When she saw this picture, she said The LORD began to give her a Prophetic Warning. herod - lustful, sensual, immoral. When he learned that Jesus was under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. And he knew it was no joke. Since Jesus called Herod a fox, the picture we get of him is that of a shy man, who is at once cruel, cowardly, and weak; someone who wants to be a hero when he feels perfectly safe. However, while the brothers were abroad, the Jews' began a revolution that destroyed several cities (two of which Antipas would later rebuild), and the trouble did not end until Varus Sabinus, the Roman procurator of Syria, intervened. Therefore, Jesus must be calling Herod a crafty person. Horry County, SC – Horry County Police Department (HCPD) Lance Corporal Melton “Fox” Gore died in the line of duty on Tuesday, when he was struck by a vehicle while clearing debris from a roadway. Human tradition and Bible truth regarding the timing of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection do not square. Archelaus chose to deal with the revolt by killing 3,000 Jews on Passover. Jesus’ reply to the Pharisees teaches us that He understood they were working with Herod. Between AD 28 and 29, after Antipas and Herodias had married and returned to Palestine, John the Baptist began his ministry (see Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3; John 1). "Then I am brought to the end; then I reach the goal of this human life of Mine." Antipas was not, however, as ruthless nor as paranoid as his father. This law, however, had lost its official status, and by asking this and then sending Jesus to Antipas, Pilate was being uncharacteristically kind to a man with whom he had a history of strife. Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great by his wife, Malthrace, inherited the two regions of Galilee and Perea. Before the brothers' departure, prominent men in the Jewish community began planning to revolt against the ruling Herods in revenge for Herod the Great's countless killings and offenses. he spoke once about casting pearls before swine. Herod may have had a genuine interest in hearing what Jesus has to say. To them, Antipas was the lesser of two evils, and direct rule by the Romans was preferable. When warned by some Pharisees that Herod was seeking his life, Jesus derisively called him “that fox,” probably a reference to his cunning and deceit (Luke 13:31–32). It was possibly the most historically important city built by any of the Herods, as it became both the center of government in Galilee and a center for Greek culture in Judea. Jesus Was Brought Before Herod To Be Tried Jesus was brought before Herod when He was tried. The Herod in your life is the fox, that fox is the power of negativism. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity. From the first Herodian ruler, Antipater, to Herod the Great's sons, the Herods were voracious for political power and desired approval by and friendship with their Roman rulers at any cost. Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopal priest, tells in one of her sermons about a window in a small chapel at the place where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Lu 13:32,33 Tell that fox. Why? When John the Baptist criticized Herod for this, Herod threw John in prison. He looked on Herod and men of his stamp as devourers of the people. THESIS: When Jesus dubbed him “that fox,” the Lord was not stating Herod Antipas possessed cunning; rather, He was calling him an effeminate wild dog that feasts on dead men’s corpses. Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. I have been wondering why Jesus told the Pharisees “Go and tell that fox for me . to-morrow. Also fascinating is that both Pilate, a legalistic, fully Hellenized pagan and foreigner to Palestine, and Antipas, a half-Jewish tetrarch who spent most of his life in Judea—both examining Christ from differing perspectives—found Jesus Christ completely innocent, a historic testament to His perfection. Herod, ever superstitious, felt that John had come back to haunt him in the person of the bold and popular preacher, Jesus. Roman historians record that Antipas approached the emperor's throne as Gaius was reading Agrippa's letter. The old Herod was called by some “the Lion” – But Jesus Himself had another name for Herod’s son. 14:3; Mark 6:17); Herod Antipas, the tetrarch (Matt. The historian Josephus tells us that her family was from Jerusalem. '” (Luke 13:32). Back at the Hero Factory, Furno must suit up to take down the Brains in the epic finale of the LEGO® Hero Factory - Fox Sports Cleatus Web Series. 2 Lent – February 24, 2013. No, Jesus is actually insulting him, for a fox is an unclean animal in the Israelite holiness codes. From a study of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew literature it can be seen that the fox is both crafty and inferior in its position. Jesus’ reply to the Pharisees teaches us that He understood they were working with Herod. The historian Josephus tells us that her family was from Jerusalem. Why call Herod a “fox”? herod the fox; cun-ning, cowardly, cruel. The events leading to his downfall were all caused by his own actions. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now. The metaphor here was in the opprobrious epithet applied to Herod Antipas — "that fox." Herod Antipas, “That Fox” KING Herod the Great on his deathbed made a new will, as already noted, in which he left half of his dominion to his son Archelaus, and one fourth each to his sons Philip and Herod Antipas. Eventually, Antipas got his wish to see Jesus when Pilate sent Jesus to stand before him at his trial ( Luke 23:7–12 ; cf. Antipas followed his brother and brought a suit against his brother before Augustus. Then, Herod gave in to the plot of Herodias and her daughter and had John beheaded (Matthew 14:6-11). Behold, I cast out devils.--What was the meaning of the message? Firstly, a fox is a form of wild dog and a "dog" in the Torah is a euphemism for male (homosexual) temple prostitute. After Jesus had been betrayed, arrested, and questioned by the Jews, He was brought before Pilate. Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular. After both of his expectations fail to materialize, Antipas "treated Him with contempt and mocked Him." Look! Third. John the Baptist had been beheaded. Herod had him drowned at a celebration in Jericho soon after his inauguration. Very noteworthy in connection with this passage is the prominence given to the verb throughout the Epistle to the Hebrews, as, e.g., in Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 5:9. The relationship between the regions was not overtly violent, but war always threatened. Herod Antipas, wary son of King Herod the Great. After both of his expectations fail to materialize, Antipas "treated Him with contempt and mocked Him." As noted above, he had imprisoned John, not only because of his seeming political threat, but also because he and his wife took offense to John's righteous judgment. Some scholars of Koine Greek (Biblical Greek) say it can mean anything from a snake to a worm. His greatest flaw was his lack of character, and as this study will show, this failing was his undoing. Finally, Antipas was foolish enough to grant his stepdaughter an unconditional wish. 14:3; Mark 6:17) were the children of Aristobulus. Then Herod engages in an interrogation to which Jesus refuses to respond, most likely because Antipas—"that fox"—asked questions in such a way that, if answered, would entrap Jesus. Herod's most marked characteristic was unscrupulous cunning. The use was metaphoric. On this basis Yeshua is publicly marking the lust-engorged Herod -- letting his listeners know precisely what he thought of him! It was an artifice of Herod … Herod Antipas and John the Baptist About five years later, Herod Antipas' fall from power began. On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. Herod; Herod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great, who had put to death the babes at Bethlehem. Antipas decided to go to Rome and appear before Gaius. Herod "hoped to have seen some miracle done by Him," and Jesus, reading his thoughts, tells him that the time for such sights and wonders was all but over. ” Jesus was not referring to the king’s personal pulchritude. (Tetrarch is a Greek title given to governors of some Roman provinces.). Herod the Great: A Life of Intrigue, Architecture, and Cruelty. Herod married his first wife—Doris—in 47 BC while he was still the governor of Galilee. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly. Herod is simply the family name of a ruling dynasty in Israel. 2 Christ once called him “that fox” (Lk 13:32), and eventually stood trial before him, although he refused to respond to his questioning (Lk 23:9). Antipas again shows his true character in Luke's short passage. He built three cities, two of which were significant to Jewish history and even to the life of Christ. What neither Herodias nor Antipas knew was that Agrippa had sent a letter to Gaius that accused Antipas of secretly planning a rebellion against Rome with her long-standing nemesis, the Parthians. In his final will, he named Archelaus as king of Judea and his brothers, Antipas and Philip, as tetrarchs subject to the king. Agrippa had been educated in Rome, and through family connections, grew up as a close friend of Gaius. One day Herod went to see his brother and his wife. Josephus adds that John was imprisoned because of the political threat he posed in accumulating a faithful following and proclaiming a soon-coming King. Why call Herod… Herod Antipas is the Herod mentioned most often in the New Testament, and, with the exception of Herod the Great mentioned in Luke 1 and 2, every mention of Herod in the gospels refers to Herod Antipas. It is not surprising that he once alluded to Herod as “that fox.” (171:4.6) When Jesus heard what the Pharisees had to say, he replied: “I well know about Herod and his fear of this gospel of the kingdom. This is the Herod that Jesus called “ that fox. He inherited his father's political finese. Sign up for The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Therefore when the Pharisee’s came to Jesus, out of the false pretense of caution, telling him to flee because Herod sought his life, Jesus told them, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal. So the need for a reader-oriented methodology in interpreting Luke-Acts is evident. Matthew 14:3-4 and Mark 6:17-18 both state that he did this in response to John's public denouncement of Antipas' marriage, which violated the marriage laws established in Leviticus 20:21. This threat was not invented by the Pharisees. Herod was not a man worthy of trust or respect. Why did Pilate do this? Sepphoris was the location of the Sanhedrin (the Jewish high court), and it may have been a place of employment for Joseph, Jesus' stepfather, who lived only four miles southwest in Nazareth. He wanted to probe Jesus and perhaps to finish him off as well. Chronic Difficulties Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh. In AD 31, Antipas put to death the man about whom Jesus said, "None greater was born." Herod was successful in ingratiating himself to the Romans. In foregrounding the themes of witnessing, 'seeing and hearing', and recognition, Luke urges readers to reflect on their own hearing (= reading) of his story, to become certain kinds of readers and to read in particular ways. Sherry Deets . Archelaus decided against appointing himself king and instead sailed to Rome to allow Emperor Augustus to appoint him. But because the whole chapter feels weirdly disconnected. Foxes are proverbially associated with cleverness and craftiness. Herod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great and brother to Herod Archelaus. She bore him his first son, Antipater (named for Herod’s father). The evil force that works for your downfall, anything that opposes what is good, thoughts or actions that stands against the good goals and the love of God in Jesus Christ is a fox. Archelaus undoubtedly considered his argument irrefutable: Herod clearly made him king. His reply to their statement, ““Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You” was a refusal to leave and He told them to tell that to Herod. Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Herod was morally weak. To Yeshua, Herod Antipas was “a fox”, or a lesser person of moral and spiritual authority and furthermore Yeshua was not worried about threats coming from Herod. He was the second son of Antipater the Idumaean, a high-ranking official under ethnarch Hyrcanus II, and Cypros, a Nabatean Arab. When Emperor Tiberius heard about this, he ordered Vitellius, a Roman general in Syria, to reclaim the region. he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! Considering these last few verses of Luke’s 13 th chapter, I think it’s worthwhile looking back at the chapter as a whole. Herod Antipas, (born 21 bc —died ad 39), son of Herod I the Great who became tetrarch of Galilee and ruled throughout Jesus of Nazareth’s ministry. Question: "Who was Herod Antipas?" Antipas played as important a role in the life of Jesus Christ as he did in the life of John the Baptist. Also during that year, the new Emperor Gaius gave Agrippa—Herodias' brother and Antipas' nephew—the region Herod Philip had ruled up until AD 34. The word in Greek for fox, alepou, carries with it the meaning of a “crafty one,” as in “sly as a fox.” The Latin Vulgate uses the word, vulpes, for fox. The family was founded by Herod the Great, who was fearful of the birth of the Savior and gave the order for the massacre of the infants at Bethlehem.His sons included Aristobulus; Herod Philip (Matt. In The Gospel According to Luke (13:32), Jesus is reported as having referred to him with contempt as “that fox.” About 4 bc Herod Antipas … Herod Antipas' Weaknesses . To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. Antipas ruled for 43 years, while Archelaus was deposed in AD 7, during his tenth year. Luke 3:19,20 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, …, Luke 9:7-9 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; …, Luke 23:8-11 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him…. . .” after they had warned him to leave town because of Herod. . a cunning person. Herod was the tetrarch (meaning “ruler of a fourth,” for the kingdom was divided) of Galilee, in whose territory Jesus was active. When Herod showed up in Judea to oust Antigonus and take the throne, he ended up marrying Antigonus’ niece Mariamne. In AD 36, then, Vitellius was less than eager to help Antipas. Today, now. Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural, Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural, Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular. Somehow catching wind of Antipas' plan, the princess fled to her father's court. Herod's father was by descent an Edomite, whose ancestors had converted to Judaism.Herod was raised as a Jew. “A Spiritual Trooping of the Colours, the (Fox) Spirit of Herod Over the Nation and a Divine Convergence Taking Place” Yesterday early morning I was impressed during my time with The LORD to watch the ‘Trooping of the Colours’ that took place on Friday in celebration of the Queen’s Birthday in London. First, in AD 36, Aretas IV, whose daughter Antipas had abandoned for Herodias, launched a successful invasion of Perea. Around AD 27, Antipas married the daughter of Aretas IV, the king of Nabataea, a region just south of Perea that often contended with Antipas' regions. Since he governed Galilee during the years of Jesus’ ministry, Antipas was the Herod Jesus knew. Tag: Herod the fox Chicks Like Us. He called him “the Fox”! For example, Antipas' heavy taxation of Galilee created a gaping divide between economic classes: The rich—who were very wealthy—lived far better than the poor, with no middle-class as we would understand it today. Luke 13:31-35 . Acts 4:27 ). The, the definite article. The fox is an insignificant or base person, in contrast to the lion. Antipas returned Pilate's politically polite gesture and sent Jesus back to the Roman procurator. Herod Antipas ruled as a Roman client and was responsible for building projects including the capital city of Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee. Thus, Antipas was advised by his influential aunt, Salome (not the Salome who asked for the head of John the Baptist) to take the offensive and not defend against Archelaus' accusations. Herod married his first wife—Doris—in 47 BC while he was still the governor of Galilee. River City Church of Pittsburgh Sermon - Herod the Fox. Archelaus assumed this final will would be followed, making him king, but Antipas angled for the throne by claiming to be the rightful heir, citing his father's fifth will. After Tiberius' death, Agrippa requested political promotion from his old friend, which was granted. Archelaus, on the other hand, was as oppressive as his father, though not as politically savvy. Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopal priest, tells in one of her sermons about a window in a small chapel at the place where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Jesus called Herod, "that fox." Pilate must have known about Herod Antipas’ longstanding wish to meet Jesus – and that Antipas was in the capital for Passover. Not that Herod was not a “fox.” He surely was. Antipas rebuilt the destroyed city of Sepphoris in Galilee and Livias in Perea, and founded and built a new city, Tiberias, in Galilee, named after the Emperor Tiberius. The use was metaphoric. Herod Antipas is more significant to Christians for his direct involvement in the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. Such a threat may have reminded Antipas of his father's last few years, when a new "King of the Jews" was born. At a birthday celebration in honor of Antipas, Herodias' daughter, Salome, was sent to dance before the men, and she performed so well that Antipas granted her a wish. Antipas—whom Matthew says was saddened by this request, and whom Mark records had even developed a friendship with John while he held him in prison—kept his promise to Salome and executed the innocent prophet. There can be hardly any doubt that Yeshua was putting King Herod right back in his place. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Despite this, he determined that Jesus was innocent of all the charges the Jews raised against Him. Not because these verses are connected. March 19, 2019; by Maggie Gillespie; Luke 13:31-35. Join over 145,000 other subscribers. Jesus and “that fox,” Herod Contact info: (415) 747-1733 halbert@ubthenews.com These are the quotes related to the unfair treatment that Jesus’ family received from Herod, after his father had been killed on one of Herod’s construction projects. Then Herod engages in an interrogation to which Jesus refuses to respond, most likely because Antipas—"that fox"—asked questions in such a way that, if answered, would entrap Jesus. 32:23. From ek and ballo; to eject. Antipas' two regions, Galilee and Perea, contained a large majority of Jews, but because of Antipas' Hellenization, he was able to direct his subjects' allegiance to Rome, resulting in relative peace in his regions and good standing in the eyes of Rome. 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