Trial Before Herod: Luke 23:8-12
“8) Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him. 9) And he questioned Him at some length; but He answered him nothing. 10) And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently. 11) And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate. 12) Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.” Luke 23:8-12
There was some bad history between Jesus and Herod. There is a back story. He was the one who had arrested and eventually beheaded John the Baptist over a foolish dinner vow with his step daughter. (See Matthew 14:1-12)
According to Luke 13:31-32, Herod may have been seeking to kill Jesus. Some Pharisees had warned Jesus to go away and depart from the region because Herod was searching for Him to kill Him.
Jesus was not alarmed. His response was; “ “And He said to them was; “ Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.’”
When Jesus stood before Herod, it appears that he wanted Jesus to perform a sign. Just as he sported with John the Baptist while keeping him in prison, now he was taunting Jesus.
Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes were standing around and harshly accusing Jesus. They were acting as agitators.
Jesus remained silent. He did not indulge the vanity of Herod. This may have provoked Herod.
Scripture is not clear of what happened next, but Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt, dressed Him in a gregarious robe and mocked Him. How much physical abuse was inflicted is not known. He shortly sent Him back to Pilate.
Some see the cooperation between Herod and Pilate against Jesus being a fulfillment of Psalm 2:1-3. They took their stand together against Jesus. These kings of the earth were mocking and rejecting the king of the Jews. They were challenging the notion that heaven rules. They were provoking Jesus.
According to Acts 12:20-25, Herod eventually dressed himself in royal apparel and took his stand before the people. Notice the mention of a robe again in this text. The people treated Herod like a god.
According to the text, Herod suffered a terrible death for his pride at the hands of an angel of the Lord. He refused to give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died. The brief description of his death tickles the imagination. God always gets the final word.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global Sent from my iPhone
“8) Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him. 9) And he questioned Him at some length; but He answered him nothing. 10) And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently. 11) And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate. 12) Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.” Luke 23:8-12
There was some bad history between Jesus and Herod. There is a back story. He was the one who had arrested and eventually beheaded John the Baptist over a foolish dinner vow with his step daughter. (See Matthew 14:1-12)
According to Luke 13:31-32, Herod may have been seeking to kill Jesus. Some Pharisees had warned Jesus to go away and depart from the region because Herod was searching for Him to kill Him.
Jesus was not alarmed. His response was; “ “And He said to them was; “ Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.’”
When Jesus stood before Herod, it appears that he wanted Jesus to perform a sign. Just as he sported with John the Baptist while keeping him in prison, now he was taunting Jesus.
Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes were standing around and harshly accusing Jesus. They were acting as agitators.
Jesus remained silent. He did not indulge the vanity of Herod. This may have provoked Herod.
Scripture is not clear of what happened next, but Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt, dressed Him in a gregarious robe and mocked Him. How much physical abuse was inflicted is not known. He shortly sent Him back to Pilate.
Some see the cooperation between Herod and Pilate against Jesus being a fulfillment of Psalm 2:1-3. They took their stand together against Jesus. These kings of the earth were mocking and rejecting the king of the Jews. They were challenging the notion that heaven rules. They were provoking Jesus.
According to Acts 12:20-25, Herod eventually dressed himself in royal apparel and took his stand before the people. Notice the mention of a robe again in this text. The people treated Herod like a god.
According to the text, Herod suffered a terrible death for his pride at the hands of an angel of the Lord. He refused to give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died. The brief description of his death tickles the imagination. God always gets the final word.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global Sent from my iPhone
