Tag: herod
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That you may have Certainty – 5 – A King of the Jews
King of the Jews And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.” – Luke 23:3 They had remembered hearing the indictment of this gentile governor while hiding their faces from his Roman judgment seat. Although complicit in Jesus’ prosecution, an illegitimate half-jew Herodian sat powerless while Roman troops…
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Jerusalem Defiled Awaits Her King
THE FOLLOWING IS AN UPDATED POST ABOUT JERUSALEM by Roger Harned originally published on TALK OF JESUS .COM APRIL 14, A.D. 2014 about Palm Sunday in Jerusalem Do you with eyes to see Jerusalem as it is and was in the time of Jesus see it? It is not unlike today. Jerusalem is no longer…
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A Light of Revelation to the Gentiles
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold Luke 1:5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord……
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Judea of Herod
(Just a bit more Roman history before we continue in Luke 7) Prior to Roman Rule: • Judah in path of invading armies crossing eastern Mediterranean shores – Judah controlled by Syrians, Greeks, Romans, others over the years • Syrians took over in 198 B.C., introduced Greek culture to Jews – Jews allowed to keep…
