Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-03-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MARCH I3.

Subject: Death of John the Baptist, Matt.
xiv, 1-1:--Golden Text, Rev. H., 10
Memory Verses, 9-l1-Comnentary on
the Days Lesson.
|. Herod's terrified conscience Tvs. l,
q. /. AT that time During the mis-:
slonary journey of the twelve. "Herod."
This was tlerod Antipas, son of Herod the
Great. He was the ruler of Gall!ee and
Perea. Thirty years before he murdered
the innocents at Bethlehem. OF all the
contemplate wretches of Scripture -- not
excluding Judas, who is in some ways IA
great problemHerod Antipas is the great
King John of England, "a bundle of petty
vices. The tetrarcn.'' Literally. the ruler
of fourth part or district into which a
province was divided; afterward the name
was extended to denote generally petty
king, the ruler OF a provincial district:
Heard of the fame" Antipas had one of
his capitals at Tiberias, on the Sea Of Gal.
lice. He bad, no doubt, heard Of Jesus be.
fore, but the preaching of the twelve apos.
ties had stirred the whole country, and
His fame" was increasing, so that it at.
tracted anew the attention of the king. q
as risen from the dead" Herod had i'm.
prisoned John the last of March, A. ID. 29
Herod's conscience accused him. "And
therefore" in consequence of having risen
from the dead He is thought to be pos.
sessed Of miracle -wor king powers.
IL. Johns faithfulness Tvs. 35). 3. In
prison" The place of Johns imprison.
ment and death was NIacherus, in Perea,
on ii eastern side of the Dead Sea, near
the southern frontier of the tetrarchy.
Here Antlpas had a palace and prison
under one roof, as was common in the
East. "Fcr Herodias' Sake" This woman
was a granddaughter of Herod the Great.
She first married Herod Philip, her uncle,
who was the father of Salome Herod had
Aretas. king of Arabia Petrea, and had
taken Herodias. though Philip, Uerodias'
husband was still living.
4. ".John said unto linn" It seems that
John faced the king himself with this re-
buEe, How bold and courageous! 1t il
well when ministers dare rebuke the sins
of politicians and those in authority. Not
legal wife .. He had induced Iierodias
to fcrsake her husband. 3. Herodias was
the niece and sister-n.law of Herod and
the Mosaic law lLev. Is: l2-l4) had been
violated. st. Luke adds t3-l9) that Herod
was also removed "for all the evil which
he had done" '"To have her." To marry
her, The force of the original bears out
this Interpretation.
!, when he would" Although he was
willing From Mark we learn that Herod.
las was eager to kill John, while Herod,
nartIy from an interest in his preaching
and partly from fear of his prisoner, re.
fused TO take away his life. Feared the
mrItitude" The preaching OF John had
had powerful effect on the masses. and
Herod was restrained from acts of violence
because of public sentiment. Mark also
tolls rs that Urrod knew that John was a
INST and hoIv man Th;s makes the kings
Sin ali the lore rlarinr and heinous. and
from this we see that Holiness and justice
tbo resnert pvnn of sinners.
When ilerod heard JOIN; preach che did
many thinps and heard him gladly" Mark
s. 2O.
III. Uerod's birthday festivities Tvs.
S.S. 6. "Birlhday was kept This was
done nrohnh,v at the Macherus palace
with nre3t dispIay. Uer0d made great
feast For his lords high captains and the
chief persons Of GaliIee. The nobility OF
t;aIlca we're OBLIGED to come some distance
tn attnnd thn festivities "Daughtpr-
danced Female dancers IN the East are
A customary mart Of great entertainments
On this occasion the dancer was Of high
birth, being no other than the Princess
= '' ,ome CLl &danghter & HE Of Hcrodias and philip.
Th,v who glide into the dissoute dance
IIds over an inclined name and the dance
+ swifter and swiftcr, wilder and wilder,
mill with The sneed of lightning. they
rh,ri otf Tho cdres nj ruined life into a
Iarv fntnrp "Pfeasej Hnrod" They we're
,rohab,v half intoyicated' reclining at the
tabIos as their custom was, The infamous
,ajoon system Of to-day is only remnant
,I the ancient reves that were so vile and
~ loom an * licensed and thus permitted and
1rotcrted ] bv law,
- w .!W;,h' on oath 4" II ;s alwavs wrong
- foros,a,r nnrsnives hv nronisingto to do or
~ ~ Eao, serrnt whot has not, as vet, been
4 isr'osnd to us sWhatsoever she would
~ ) M,rl ADDS (G. c3 "JTnto the half
# NV kmrdon Herod was ready to sur.
,enIsr ha1f his kingdom for the pleasure
# Witnessing the periormance of lust.
s instructed" The vile Herodias saw
hot tho aI, ha"r had come for her to % accom-.
'lsn +,tad ths "1nn'n' nnnn "S "Nother @ % What I
motber, r eading her own dauphter into
he vi)est Of crimes. Give me here" She
1astons ,ne tN,rt f. OK to have the deed ner.
,"tr,ted wh;,n thc reyel is on probably in
ne ,'o t4ar a,s"''
ia forl deed committed Tvs ql2) @.
90 w.. lqIl ueen pomnoi.,vu ,,.a W. W. onti,rov
cory itls lis eo,ts'vv ,nrroJ d'a and pV tronhed
itau' it' hna nI sI,o He Lu cared more for
ros ltle tnam T",n S,'Nr nn,sonnce or Inhn or
us PAW PAW 'IIi in ,,J m,n m,rdar h"t ha n,ust
t us '+"n h,naL w;cHed vH oath that he never
,oC Gigah MnrNeG irhorn ""sn o,a .a'n NAM, tnd,v
hou'd ,'te h ''Nc n F .n natb %,' whnh % has my
wy aui orai .nr h;ud;n i, "1 un"n tbsm viii o
s o;r ~ ''" cn,Sr;enne. "nd and ;mner;l tbrir
9u' fref5 of tYenJ;nr % Tho areat n,en
+ his kingdom. A slave to pubic opinion
To be given Note the steps that had
ed HerOd to TINS: L. rejecting tne trutn.