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...
주님을 사랑하는 예배자는 주님의 발치에 앉아 주님의 말씀을 들을 뿐만 아니라(누가복음 10:39), 지극히 비싼 향유 곧 순전한 나드 한 근을 가져다가 예수의 발에 붓고 자기 머리털로 그의 발을 닦으며(요한복음 12:3), 예수님의 발을 붙잡고 경배하면서(마태복음 28:9), 예수님의 신발끈을 풀어드릴 자격도 없음을 알고(요한복음 1:27, 현대인의 성경) 예수님의 재림의 길을 곧게하는 광야의 외치는 자의 소리입니다(23절).