32. Herod the Great

[@tkmac7802]

Thanks Dr. George Gore for all your teachings. May the Lord use & bless you &

[@SunilKumar-pu7me]

I am listening to your lecture for historical and philosophical context. But this lecture in last 10 minutes made all previous lecture more worthwhile. It has shown solution for problem of mind, politics, social life and winning wars! I have Bible at home but this is first time I have felt I have received words of Jesus.

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you and God’s richest blessings to you and yours.

[@Kaz.Klay.]

Bless you!

[@rebanelson607]

This was excellent, as usual. I esp. appreciate the Sunday School lesson. Thanks!

[@afrozpervaiz5436]

Beautiful ! . . . Sir Bruce, you have made my life upside down. . . thank you so much, I have gained so much interest in history and contextual study of Bible. This context and history now start making sense of the scripture. . God Bless you.

[@GoreBruce]

afroz pervaiz I am very grateful to hear from you. Thank you!

[@SY-jq4yw]

Thank God, our King is Jesus Christ.

[@theresalaux5655]

You are an excellent teacher. I watch every day. Awesome!

[@theresalaux5655]

Mr Gore, you are an excellent teacher. I have watched your videos several times over. I am a Sunday School teacher and I appreciate each pearl of wisdom from you. God bless and thank you.

[@GoreBruce]

That means a lot to me. Thank you!

[@onefeather2]

Really love these lectures.

[@icequeen8531]

Bruce the Great! ❤️

[@GoreBruce]

Thanks for that, but actually it’s Bruce the lackey, and Jesus the Great!

[@noemicaban9251]

Profesor Gore thank you for your lessons. I am a Sunday School teacher in my dear Puerto Rico. I learned so much with your teachings but, the most important part for me is the Sunday school lesson you offer at the end of the lesson. What a treasure for spiritual guidance! I write them in my Prayer Journal so I don't forget. Thanks and blessings! Noemí Cabán

[@GoreBruce]

Muchas gracias! My wife and I visited your very beautiful part of the world only a few months before the hurricane, and were amazed at the warmth and friendliness we experienced. May God continue to richly bless you and yours!

[@noemicaban9251]

Blessed you too Profesor and your wife! Noemí Cabán

[@blostin]

Again, so thankful for the lecture and the Sunday School lesson. Mr Gore is a lawyer.

[@paulfaigl8329]

Fascinating ❤️💥❤️ Thanks prof. Gore.💥❤️💥

[@oyindamolalawal2799]

Once again, I am blessed by this teaching. I have recommended your videos to friends.

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you!

[@yoni_gt]

Amazing Thank you so much God bless you and your families

[@nigelhunter4230]

Great lecture on Herod and great application in the Sunday school lesson. These videos are full of sanctified knowledge and wisdom. Thanks Mr Gore...

[@GoreBruce]

I am grateful for your interest and kind feedback!

[@nigelhunter4230]

@@GoreBruce Thank you Mr Gore. It's more than interest. It's soul food that I'm thanking you for. I pray you and yours are all in the love of God.

[@vusumzingceke6518]

I like it when you say, " YOU KNOW".... I really enjoy your lectures and your sunday school lesson... lol... funny I am a sunday school teacher.

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you!

[@trustogidiagba973]

@@GoreBruce I love your teachings

[@framedheart]

Great stuff as always! Learning heaps!

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you!

[@randallthompson9514]

really needed that message today best video yet thank you I watch these videos all the time

[@richardbarrow4620]

Thank you

[@carolyn1256]

So helpful!! Thank you!

[@spiritualwarfaretv]

Amazing!! All praises to the Most High for this lesson!

[@njmattei0]

Good word brother. Lord deliver us from our Herods.

[@GoreBruce]

Amen to that. Thanks!

[@joshuadanieljoshi2454]

Good information thank you

[@sanjoysen]

Amazing! Thank you 🙏

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you for your many kind expressions of encouragement!

[@lrnzclayton]

Thanks 🙏

[@peaceful263]

Wonderful !!!

[@xifangyangren9997]

One error: It was Herod Philip, son of Mariamne, who married Herodias, not Herod Philip, son of Cleopatra. Herod Philip of Cleopatra married Salome (i.e. the daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias).

[@KitKarbowski]

AH HA! Josephus is the ONLY 'external' source a Christian needs to site, as usual. As a faithful follower of Abelard Reuchlin and Roman Piso, I enjoy these classes.

[@brokumis5317]

Prof Bruce, I do love your lesson. is there any literature indicates the family color of Nero is Red ? please help. thank you

[@GoreBruce]

This is based on the report of Josephus, who provides considerable information on Herod and his family.

[@oliedjubaer402]

Sir, did jesus meet with roman emperors during his Lifetime like tiberius or ceaser augustus

[@GoreBruce]

No record of such a meeting, and from a historical perspective such a meeting would be extraordinarily unlikely.

[@susanhaddad950]

Have read somewhere that Daniel 11:36-45 is a prophecy about Herod the Great. Your and history's description of him fits well.

[@GoreBruce]

Yes that has been an attractive theory to many!

[@susanhaddad950]

Thank you for the quasi-confirmation. Eversince I turned my back on premil dispensationalism my head has been spinning with all the newfound information!

[@vincentpinto1127]

I agree! That was from Philip Mauro. Staggering superb writer!

[@susanhaddad950]

@@vincentpinto1127 No doubt I read his writings as well. Thanks for telling me his name.

[@alexiakleij314]

Did Herod (the first one) have daughters?

[@GoreBruce]

It sticks in my mind that Herod did have one or more daughters, but of course, in the ancient world, daughters were regarded as less worthy of mention than sons, and so they don't get much attention. (Please don't shoot the messenger!).

[@allmightlionthunder5515]

In Romans they did and some others

[@KeepingWatch95]

Romans 16:11 Salute Herodion my kinsman...

[@ritzbros]

"He and Elizabeth Taylor commit suicide..." 😂 Seriously, though, these are useful lectures and I'm learning from and enjoying them very much.

[@GoreBruce]

ritzbros Thank you, I appreciate that.

[@mtischler1]

You can't have learned anything as you haven't yet learned not to lie! The Lord rebuke you in Jesus' name.

[@mtischler1]

Your statement violates :Ephesians 5:1,4 [1]Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; [4]Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

[@exaucemayunga22]

What about the king killing every newborn?

[@GoreBruce]

Not sure of the point of your question. The massacre is only mentioned in the New Testament, but is fully compatible with the insane paranoia that took over the man's life toward the end. I personally believe the massacre happened as reported, and is evidence of Herod's descent into madness before his death.

[@exaucemayunga22]

@@GoreBruce Perhaps I didn't formulate my question in an understandable way. Is there any historical evidence of the massacre happening?

[@GoreBruce]

@@exaucemayunga22 Only in the New Testament.

[@exaucemayunga22]

@GoreBruce I see. Since you're a historian, do you think this story is made up, or do you think it is an event that truly happened?

[@GoreBruce]

@@exaucemayunga22 I believe it actually happened, as I mentioned in my earlier post.

[@patrickedgington5827]

Bruce thank you for your response I found this presentation interesting particularly at the end in the comparing of Herod to Yeshua; and when I explain the motives for my researching Herod and his line you may get a chuckle as well. I am convinced Jerusalem is mystery Babylon, I won't go into the argument as to why, but as John is writing Revelation likely some time shortly before the city is sacked he is witnessing the sixth king of a line five have been and the sixth is. This is the last king to rule from that line until the antichrist. That king would have been Herod Agripa II. But I am trying to confirm that he was legitimately the sixth of the line to have been named King of the Jews, and specifically would have ruled over Jerusalem as King. I also found a reference to a connection between the Herodians and the Davidic line after Herod the Great and I would be curious to know if there was any link to Antigonus descendants that you might be aware of. Oh, one comment here to do with the wailing wall, I am reasonably sure that is a foundation wall of fort Antonio Yeshua did say not one stone upon another and He is very literal. There is as well some compelling archaeological finding. Thank you again for your response.

[@GoreBruce]

I'm persuaded that Jerusalem is the Babylon of Revelation, as I argue elsewhere. The kingly line in Judea was interrupted after Archelaus (6 a.d.) and that makes your hypothesis about the line of kings problematic. The more common view is that it refers to the 'kings' of Rome. The Wailing Wall was not part of the original temple structure. Thanks again for your interest.

[@patrickedgington5827]

Bruce, I don't mean to be a pest and if I am imposing please let me know. I do understand the popular view differs from what I am proposing, but then the popular view in many circles also says God is dead. My own view is that if true the popular view would and does introduces a logical inconsistency; the source of which even in its earliest conception seems to be a bias that sees the Jewish people as elect, and as such this enemy of God would necessarily be an enemy of Israel, not its king. However, logically he couldn’t be any one else but their king and be called anointed. Only Israel is waiting for a messiah. Yeshua said I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. As for the Herodian line are you saying the information in the following article is incorrect? I pasted it from a wiki page. The Herodian Dynasty was a royal dynasty of Idumaean (Edomite) descent, ruling the Herodian Kingdom and later the Herodian Tetrarchy, as vassals of the Roman Empire. The Herodian dynasty began with Herod the Great, who assumed the throne of Judea, with Roman support, bringing down the century long Hasmonean Kingdom. His kingdom lasted until his death in 4 BCE, when it was divided between his sons as a Tetrarchy, which lasted for about 10 years. Most of those tetrarchies, including Judea proper, were incorporated into Judaea Province from 6 CE, though limited Herodian de facto kingship continued until Agrippa I's death in 44 CE and nominal title of kingship continued until 92 CE, when the last Herodian monarch, Agrippa II, died and Rome assumed full power over his de jure domain.

[@GoreBruce]

Archaleus was deposed in 6 a.d., and from that point on, Judea was under a series of Roman procurators. Galilee, Perea, and Iturea remained under the control of Herod's sons, Antipas and Philip. Agrippa I, son of Aristobulus (son of Herod who was executed by Herod) was appointed nominal king under Caligula (37-41) and died in 44 (Acts 12). Agrippa II succeeded his father but fled during the Jewish revolt (66-70). I don't know if that advances your thesis or not. I'll leave that to you.

[@patrickedgington5827]

I'm not sure at this point either Bruce but I will look at it further thank you again for taking the time to respond and for the information.

[@rameshjaimani7220]

I thought Caesar said "Better to Be Herod's dog than his son" and not as you said his Pig..can you verify?

[@GoreBruce]

He used the word 'pig.' It's in Josephus, but I don't have the precise cite readily available.

[@gilgalbiblewheel6313]

Could it be that Herod shed too much blood like King Manasseh that God determined to cause the diaspora, wiping Jerusalem like a dish?

[@gilgalbiblewheel6313]

Fearful Herod resembles King Saul.

[@nagham3465]

Edomite was not descendant from Esau , Jacob brother, both sons of Isaac?

[@bigmac463]

I hate to criticize, because I love your videos, but Pompey is pronounced "POMpy", not "pomPAY". Thanks for all of your amazing videos

[@brucegore4373]

Thanks for the correction!

[@ValterFrey]

It seems like in America everyone is listening to the Herod in them. Like how Herod tried getting himself into the Jew’s good graces. Many pastors and churches sell themselves to the pagans saying that God is okay with certain sins that He clearly condemns, and by claiming you don’t need Jesus, or Christianity to fester Heaven, as He supposedly exists in every religion and you find Him by just living virtuously in whatever faith you choose. They are also and even more so controlled by an inner Herod in that everyone seems to solve their problems with a shouting contest. When it comes to opinions especially politics, everyone is insistent on shouting their views over their opponent’s views. They also like Herod are prone to violence and want death and suffering on those who don’t share their opinions. Finally as Herod seemed to want to have two beloved people killed on his death just to spite those who hated him and force them to cry. Many people today are sometimes just prone to petty acts of spite because of some people being justifiably unsupportive.

[@mariantarcea8581]

all jews are GREAT in the middle of their tribe(s)!

[@jhlovingiii]

Quite an extensive story considering I thought that This Herod was just one or two people. and certainly not several. I look at what I have studied from you and I see that I have listened to over thirty. Whole pages marked as watched. It is as the say "Knowledge shall increase." But another one of my proffesors takes that knowledge even further, His name Is Walter Veith. He's long winded but effective in compleating the puzzle that you help me put so much together. If you haven't heard of him "Walter Veith 219" would be a great intro and adventure.

[@Johnnycdrums]

Nah!, not Veith, he hates the Church and Apostate.

[@Kaz.Klay.]

Ignore his revelation sermons n you'll be good

[@Kaz.Klay.]

Adventists are interesting.... But I have major theological and/or doctrinal issues with em.. dude legit if you can weed out certain things (like all will be desriyed by fire and no heavenly or hellish afterlife, for example).

[@wardafournello]

Herod the Little.

[@Daveyo747]

Herod was born in 66 BC, not 74 BC Your are way off.

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you. For a reliable and scholarly treatment of the chronology of the major events of the life of Herod the Great, including his birth, please see Peter Richardson, Pd.D: www.amazon.com/Herod-Friend-Studies-Personalities-Testament/dp/1570031363/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=peter+richardson&qid=1564858759&s=gateway&sr=8-2

[@brokumis5317]

Sorry, I mean the family color of Herod. thank you

[@carleigh2006]

From Cesar to Christ will durant

[@raulestrada5789]

Your magesty he is king Herod

[@alvaronivia9370]

When the lecturer mentioned the foretold destruction of the temple by Jesus as been related in the NT, he seems to omit on purpose that these books were written after the destruction of the temple.

[@GoreBruce]

Your hypothesis is, of course, highly contested. Thanks for the feedback.

[@protochris]

Jesus was pushy when he overturned the tables of the money changers.

[@GoreBruce]

I'm not sure "pushy" is quite a strong enough word!

[@protochris]

Nice videos. Do you have a presentation on Luke and the census? I'm still stumped by the "Registration", and reconciling Jesus birth with "the governing of Quirinius of Syria"

[@GoreBruce]

+protochris No videos. I have a series of audio lectures on the Gospel of Luke at my website, and I cover that topic to some extent. www.brucegore.com.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Greek Orthodox rules.

[@sulongenjop7436]

Devil can become the Great???

[@Johnnycdrums]

Herod the Great was Herod the Depraved.

[@GoreBruce]

Yeah, he was a piece of work.

[@jesuschristmyking8644]

Which King of the Jews do you follow? Herod the Master Builder or Jesus Christ? Both of these individuals were both put in their places in history on purpose by the Father in heaven.

[@GoreBruce]

I quite agree!

[@jamellfoster6029]

Herod the Great was a descendant of Esau on both sides as the Arabs were descendants of Esau & his cousin/wife, Basemath, niece of his Dad, Isaac & daughter of his Uncle Ishmael... We know that Herod, as a descendant of Esau, was not God's ordained choice to be the king of the Jews as God chose Jacob (out of Isaac's 2 sons) to bless & Judah (out of Jacob's kids) from whence to derive the Kingly Line of Judea ultimately culminating with Jesus Christ....

[@GoreBruce]

Good insights!

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@GoreBruce thanks...

[@claytonbenignus4688]

What's so Great about Herod the Great??? After all of the Terrible things he did like murdering his sons and a few babies??? Shouldn't he be called Herod the Terrible????

[@GoreBruce]

I totally agree!

[@taimermega6447]

he was bad bad non human just like natanyaha

[@DJS11811]

Jewish people do not like the name "Wailing Wall." They prefer Western Wall.

[@Nikki_Kerr]

They dont like the term B.C either but hay ho.

[@gerrythorington7332]

Jesus said not one stone will be left upon another. Yet theologians like this speaker say the western wall/wailing wall remains. Hmmm! Incongruent!

[@Jeremiah1619]

Idumea are who the world calls Jews the people the book of obadiah about. ❤ IOG Jacob replaced by Esau

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

The great jerk