Scofield's Reference Notes - Acts 12:1
Herod Herod Agrippa I., grandson of Herod the Great, (See Scofield " :-") , a strict observer of the law, and popular with the Jews, see Acts 12:21. Herod Agrippa II., Paul's Agrippa, was his son. read more
Herod Herod Agrippa I., grandson of Herod the Great, (See Scofield " :-") , a strict observer of the law, and popular with the Jews, see Acts 12:21. Herod Agrippa II., Paul's Agrippa, was his son. read more
prayer Or, instant and earnest prayer was made. 2 Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 6:18. read more
angel See note, (See Scofield " :-") . read more
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Acts 12 .Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church ( Acts 12:1 ).There are just a lot of Herods in the Bible and it is a little difficult to keep them all straight. In fact, I don't expect you to keep them all straight. This particular Herod was Herod Agrippa I. He was the grandson of Herod the Great who was the Herod at the time of the birth of Jesus. Herod the Great had ten wives. One of his wives, Miriam, had... read more
Acts 12:1 . About that time, when the word of the Lord prevailed so remarkably in Antioch and the northern provinces, and when Paul and Barnabas had brought alms to Jerusalem, as in Acts 12:25, Herod the king stretched forth his hand to vex certain of the church, by imprisonment, fines, and banishment. This was not Herod the Askelonite, whose son was slain among the infants of Bethlehem; nor Herod Antipas, who had beheaded John; but Herod Agrippa, brother of the incestuous Herodias, the... read more
Acts 12:1-19Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church. Herod the kingThe previous life of this prince had been full of strange vicissitudes. The son of Aristobulus and Bernice, grandson of Herod the Great, brother of the Herodias who appears in the gospel history, named after the statesman who was the chief minister of Augustus, he had been sent, after his father had fallen a victim (B.C. 6) to his grandfather’s suspicions, to Rome, partly perhaps... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Acts 12:21-23
DISCOURSE: 1774THE EVIL OF PRIDEActs 12:21-23. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed, in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.IN almost all the instances of judicial punishment recorded in Scripture, we see a remarkable correspondence between the punishment,... read more