Scripture:

Mark 6:21-26 – Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” He also swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.” So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!” Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.

Transcript:

And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ.

Mark 6:21-26 we find Herodias and her daughter present for Herod’s birthday. And Herod will watch Herodias’ daughter dance and he will promise her up to half the kingdom and she goes out to ask her mother what she should ask for. And her mother says, ask for John the Baptist head. And she makes haste to go back and to tell Herod, I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

And we read in Verse 26 and the king was exceedingly sorry yet because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her. Be careful who you surround yourself with. Some people won’t want you to repent.

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Scripture:

Mark 6:19-20 Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not; for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

Transcript:

And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ.

Mark 6:20 we read, For Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man and he protected him — protected him from whom Herodias his wife who wanted to kill him — And when he heard him, he did many things and heard him gladly. Herod was one who listened to John preach, who heard him gladly was open to what John told him and did many things as a result of what John preached.

But there was one area of his life he wasn’t willing to listen to John, and it was about his marriage. He wasn’t willing to listen to John and obey John’s commands to put away his wife because he had no right to be married to her. We need to make sure that when we obey the word of God, we don’t pick and choose. We obey everything God has told us to do.

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Scripture:

Mark 6:22-23 – And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” He also swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”

Transcript:

And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ.

We read in Mark Chapter six verse 22 and when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced and pleased Herod in those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, ask me whatever you want and I will give it to you. He also swore to her, whatever you ask me, I will give it to you up to half of my kingdom.

This lustful act where Herod watched her Herodias’ his daughter dance. The indication is this dance wasn’t anything like wholesome. It most likely involved in modesty and lustful actions. Lasciviousness is what the Bible would call it. Lust leads you to greater sin. It will lead you down a path of destruction. We need to put aside lust. Paul said, flee youthful lusts, but follow after righteousness.

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Scripture:

Mark 6:16-18 But when Herod heard, he said, “This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!”  For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.  For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

Transcript:

And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ.

Mark 6:17,18, 19 we could answer the question, Would God ever command that a marriage be broken up because two people weren’t eligible to be married to one another?

Well, the answer’s yes. Not only do we see it in the Old Testament, we see it in the new testament because John the Baptist comes to Herod and says, Herod, it is not lawful for you to have your brother, Phillip’s wife. And he commands Herod to correct the situation. The only way Herod could correct the situation was to put away Herodias and no longer be married to her because she still was the wife of Philip. You know… We ought to obey God rather than man, and we ought to obey God’s laws rather than man’s laws.

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Scripture:

Mark 6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

Transcript:

And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ.

Mark 6:19 we find a law ignored and a law obeyed. Herodias held it against John the Baptist because he had come to Herod and said, it’s not lawful for you to have your brother Philip’s wife. So she held it against him. Verse 17 and wanting to kill him, but she could not. Why couldn’t she? Why couldn’t she kill… Or why couldn’t she kill John The baptist? Because Herod said no, she obeyed the law of the king. She obeyed the law of her husband, but she was more than willing to ignore the law of God. We need to understand that God’s laws ought to always take precedence in our lives, no matter who else’s laws we ever obey.

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