His palace now empty. As if God's saying to me that the evil does not live forever. There will always be Herods who destroy others to keep hold of power. This same Herod built aqueducts and water systems that make tourists gaze with wonder.
Guides tell of a ruler who did both good and evil.
Joseph and Mary fled with Jesus. They hid from Herod until he was dead. The evil was destroyed. Love lives longest. Jesus was born as the least, for the least.