Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
The Death OF
John the Baptist
Ssz4ay School Ls,sos for May p. 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

LESSON TEN Matthew 1s.I-i-. Mem
GOLDEN TENT Gle that is slow 20
anger is better than the mighty. and he
that ruleth hIs spirit than he that taketh
"a City PROV. l..--
TIME.-Iorn probably was bencadcd I'm
prison
pLACE.-John was imprisoned al
Mschaerus. Herod's p3lscc-fortrcss on the
east OF the Dead Sea.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Herod: @ Scauudrel ON a Throne .-
Who was the Horod that imprisoned
John the Baptist -Four Herods are
mentioned IN The New Testament. and
II Is necessary Co Keep them distinct.
1. Herod the Great. king OF Judea
from 81 B. c. 90 A. d. the Herod
who ruled when Christ was born. and
massacred the babies Of Bethlehem
He was a cruel tyrant. He married
ten wives and had many children. one
81 whom was
2. Herod the Tetrarch. called Herod
Anupas. the ruler OF Galuee and
Peraea from q A. D. 20 80 A. D.. or
during our Lords ministry. He was
the Herod 90 whom plate sent Christ
during his trial. and &c was he who i'm
prisoned John the Baptist.
Herod Agrippa T.. grandson OF
Herod the Great. his father being
Aristobulus. was king OF Judea A ID
= So having a realm equal 90 that of
Herod the Great II was he that slew
james the brother of John. imprisoned
Peter. accepted divine honor. and was
m.serably eaten mp OF worms.
& Herod Agrippa H. son of the fore
going. was therefore sreatgrandson
of Herod the Great when Paul made
his famous plea before Festus this
Herod was present with his sister
wife Beruice.
What was the character OF Herod
Anupasr He was weak. sensual
and treacherous man. Our Lord spoke
OF him as that fox"
John: "A Hero in a Dungeon VS.. 2-5
How did John the Baptist get into
the foxes DEM Josephus SAYS that
HerOd Imprisoned him because he
Feared that Johns vast audiences
might De used to foment revolution
That may have been assigned in pub
lie as preteXt. but the reason given
by Matthew is certainly the real one
that John had openly rebuked Herod
for his unholy connection with his
brothers wife
HerOdias. an Unnatural Mother -I
VS. 6-S. Who was Herodias. who was
plotting against the prophet She
was the niece OF Herod and OF his
brother Philip
What opportunity did Herodias find
Tor gaining her desire against John
Herod's birthday was kept with brill
liant feast "to his lords. and the high
captains. and the chief men OF Cali
lee Mark "A luxurious feast of
the period was NOT regarded as COM
plete unless II closed with some gross
pantomimic representation. and
doubtless Herod had adopted the civil
fashion Of his day But he had not
anticipated for his guests the rare lux
ury or seeing a princess-his own
niece, granddaughter OF Herod the
Great and OF Marianne. a descendant
therefore OF simon the high priest and
the great line OF Maccabaean princes
"A princess who afterward became
the wife OF a tcTarch and the mother
OF a king."-Farrar.
Who was this degraded girl? Her
name was Salome, and she was the
daughter OF Herodias and her first
husband. Philip.
What are we to think OF Herod's
promise whatsoever she would ask.
II shows that. weak and foolish as he
was. his wits were infamed and con
fused by wine
Why did Salome go out and ask her
mother what % ask MARK? This
feature Of the story does Tot look ike
plot or as Il Herodias had not dared
10 cOnfce the whole Of II 90 her
daughter. Should she ask for Jewels.
beautiful clothes. d palace? Prof
Stalker puts these words into the
mothers mouth. Little fool. You
know not what you ask: what would
ali these things be 20 you and me un-
aueened and outcast as we may be any
day II John the Baptist lives?" SO
the girl went back "straightway with
haste" MARK and exclaimed: NY
wish is that you give me here immedi-
ately. on 6 dish. the head OF John the
Baptist" Her indecent haste. her
hideous petition. show that she shared
the furies OF her race"-Farrar
The Transient Triumph OF Wrong -
VS.. s-12. How did Salome's request
AFFECT Herod? The king was sorry"
(Aark: exceedingly Sorry. This
was not genuine repentance, OF Herod
would have withdrawn his promise;
since falsehoOd. though always a sin.
IS far less sin than murder.
What was the close OF the tragedy?
The noble head was placed upon a
charger broad. nat platter wont TO
contain meat for the table: and in
deed the sight was meat 20 the ven
geance-hungry Herodias. The young
dancing girl received Il. and, now
frightful as a Megaers. carried the
hideOus burden to her mother
The Voice OF Conscience we nave
all of US evils enough IN these charnel
houses OF cur memory TO make US
dread The awakening OF conscience
Some triae touches the hidden spring
by mere accident: as in the old story