Matthew 14
Matthew 14:1-12 – Herod Antipas and John
Matthew 14:1-5 – Herod feared John the Baptist. He had beheaded John and was afraid that he had come back from the dead. John was killed for telling the truth about Herod’s adultery.Herod the Great (Matthew 2:1, 3, 7, 12-13, 15-16, 19; Luke 1:5)Named “Procurator of Judea” after murder of Julius CaesarMark Antony gave him title “king of the Jews”Rise to power was due to his connection with Mark Antony and CleopatraKilled two of his ten wives, three of his sins, a brother-in-law, and grandfather of one of his wivesAugustus said, “I’d rather be Herod’s hog than his son.”The family of HerodPhilip – married Herodias, his niecePhilip the Tetrarch – married Salome, his nieceHerodias – married two unclesAristobulus – married SalomeDrucilla – left husband to marry Festus, Roman governorAntipas – killed John, married HerodiasSalome – married to her uncle and cousinBernice – married uncle Calchis, lived with her brotherAgrippa II – lived with his sisterMatthew 14:13-21 – Feeding five thousandMatthew 14:13 – The crowd was determined to follow Jesus as best they could.Matthew 14:15 – The disciples had their priorities wrong. The need for spiritual food was much greater than that of physical food.Matthew 14:17 – The disciples still did not have confidence in Jesus’ abilities.Matthew 14:21 – There were 5,000 men. Adding women and children, this is like 10-15,000 people or more.
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