Herod – Three Minute Bible

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

Philippians 1:26 – Pointing to God

A picture of a person in Paul's day, with their left hand raised towards heaven and their right hand over their heart, earnestly talking to the others about God. (Grok)

… so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.

Summary: Paul’s use of the word “boast” allows us to take another look at our dual nature in Christ.

“Boasting” is an interesting word. The Greek word Paul used is “kaúchēma,” which can mean “boasting,” “glorying,” or “rejoicing” (Strongs G2745*). The Strong’s Concordance adds an interesting note about this word. It says it can be used in a “good or bad sense.”

December 25, 2023December 25, 2023

Galatians 1:11b – Far Out, Man

… that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

Summary: Back in the ’60’s, if someone told you something unusual or surprising, you might respond with, “Far out, man!” “Far out” was a reference to the expression “out of this world,” which meant something was very unusual. The gospel Paul preaches is “not of human origin.” It is both literally and figuratively “Far out, man.”

October 28, 2023October 28, 2023

Ephesians 6:16c – Potshots

… the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Summary: Today, we look at the devil’s attempts to put a flaming arrow in our Lord’s back. Spoiler Alert: It doesn’t go well for Satan.

December 31, 2018December 30, 2018

Magi

In our Christmas tradition, there are twelve days of Christmas starting with December 25th and ending on January 6th, the day that the Magi were thought to arrive with their gifts for the newly born King.

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Matthew 2: 9-12

December 30, 2018December 29, 2018

Disturbed

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

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