Those Who Bring Good News Must Also Rebuke in Love “But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.” ( Luke 3:18–20 ) As I meditate on these verses, I wish to receive the lesson contained in them. (1) John the Baptist, who proclaimed “good news” to the people (Luke 3:18), rebuked “ Herod the tetrarch ” (v.19)—the same Herod Antipas mentioned in verse 1 (Hokmah)—because of “ his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done” (v.19). (a) The phrase “ his brother’s wife Herodias ” (v.19) refers to the fact that Herod took his brother Philip’s wife, Herodias (Matt. 14:4; Mark 6:17). Around A.D. 26, Herod divorced his first wife—the daughter of King Aretas of Arabia —and...
숭배자들 vs. 예배자들 우상 숭배자들 (idol worshipers) 은 하나님의 은혜를 버리고 호흡처럼 속이 없어지고 텅빈 것처럼 헛된 것을 섬기며 제사를 드리지만 하나님을 예배하는 자들 (God worshipers) 은 하나님께서 그의 신실한 언약적 사랑 ( 히비리어 : ' 헤세드 ') 가운데서 베풀어주시는 은혜를 마음에 잘 간직하므로 하나님께 나아가 감사하므로 예배를 드립니다 ( 요나 2:8-9).