Mat 2:3-4 When Herod the king heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
King Herod was partly of Jewish descent. The Romans allowed him to rule for them as Judea’s king instead of a Roman governor. For many people, Herod was not an acceptable ruler because he did exactly as the Romans told him – he was a ‘puppet king’, with Rome pulling the strings. Herod was therefore not in a secure position and was paranoid about having his power stolen. He killed anyone suspected of plotting against him, including his favourite wife and three of his sons. That is why the birth of king messiah could not have been received with merry in the palace.
There are structures of ruling and powers beyond those that we can see and touch here on Earth. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against powers, against the princes of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12 ).All these forces have recruited enough personnel to propagate their empire.
But thanks be to God who always leads us in a triumphal procession. Demonic hosts exerting power do so from a position of usurped power. All true power and authority belongs to God and flows from Him. All this kings get troubled ,shake, and fear the presence of our King!His birth troubles the Herod’s of the day, alcoholism, immoral celebrations,rebellion,stony hearts unreceptive to the word of God,corruption and illegal gains etc He is the king of kings and the Lord of lords.
Further readings:
Isa 9:6
Jer 23:5
Joh 12:15
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