#BibleStudy. Expressions of Faith. Acts Ch 12. Eaten by Worms

 

²¹ On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. ²² They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” ²³ Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Acts 12:21-23 

King Herod was not a nice person.

The first six verses of Chapter 12 describe Peter’s imprisonment by the king.

• He assigns four elite teams of soldiers to guard Peter.
• Every quatrain mastered techniques to defeat at least ten times their number.

In verses 7 through 18, an angel leads Peter to freedom.

Herod

• Orders the execution of all sixteen soldiers.
• Then he goes on a vacation.

I told you Herod was not a nice person.

In the verses immediately preceding today’s passage, Herod “negotiates” a peace treaty with Tyre and Sidon.

• The king gives a celebratory speech.
• After accepting heretical praise, God strikes Herod with an infestation of worms.

While Herod is serving as a worm smorgasbord, verse 24 describes the effects of his efforts to derail the spread of the Gospel.

²⁴ But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.

• What better testimony to God’s power than that?

How are you helping the Word of God to spread and flourish?

 

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