You're not going to be here. Welcome to Meridian magazine's Come Follow Me, Podcast, we are Scott and Maureen Proctor, and today's study is called Be Not Afraid including

Matthew chapters 14 and 15 mark chapters 6 and 7 and John chapters 5 and 6.

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Now not all of the moments and sayings in the life of Jesus can be read as a sequence of events.

We have stories and sayings that we can't always connect. But in today's study we can see things in

sequence which adds meaning to the story. When Herod died, whom we erroneously call Herod

the Great, he was really Herod the Great Builder. His kingdom was divided between four sons who each became Tetraks, meaning rulers of the quarter part. Herod Antipus was one of these who ruled in Galilee and Paria.

Offending the people in his kingdom, he divorced his wife to marry the former wife of his half

brother, Philip. Her name goes down in infamy. It was Herodias.

John the Baptist, who was ever bold in speaking the truth, condemned the marriage, and Herodias

goaded her husband into imprisoning him.

That wasn't enough.

She took it further.

Her enticing daughter Salome was invited to dance before a great feast and so pleased was Herod that he said

ask of me whatsoever that wilt and I will give it thee. This was the moment her

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