The King of the Jews
Isaiah 7 vs 14
Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call his name
Immanuel (God is with us)
Isaiah 9 vs 6
Wonderful Counsellor
Mighty God
Eternal Father
Prince of Peace
• The government shall be on his shoulders
• Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end
• He will reign on Davids Throne – establishing it and upholding it with justice
and righteousness from that time on and forever
• ruthless
1) Herod the Great
‘King of the Jews’
Reign 40BC – 4BC
• built temple
• eliminated rivals
• slaughtered the innocents
2) Herod the Tetrarch
Archelaus - SON
• mentioned in Matt 2
Reign 4BC – AD6
3) Herod the Tetrarch
Antipas – SON
• complicit in crucifixion of Jesus
Reign AD6 – AD39 (deposed)
4) Herod the King
Agrippa – GRANDSON
Reign AD39 – AD44 (sudden death age 54)
5) Herod
King Agrippa –
Reign AD44 – c: AD100
• beheaded John the Baptist
GT. GRANDSON
• Imprisoned apostles (Acts 12)
• Sudden death (Acts 12)
• met Paul – self interested
• cynically dismissed Paul
The King of the Jews
Isaiah 7 vs 14
Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call his name
Immanuel (God is with us)
Isaiah 9 vs 6
Wonderful Counsellor
Mighty God
Eternal Father
Prince of Peace
• The government shall be on his shoulders
• Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end
• He will reign on Davids Throne – establishing it and upholding it with justice
and righteousness from that time on and forever
The King of the Jews
Zechariah 14 vs 9
And the Lord will be King over all the earth in that day.
The Lord will be the only one.
His name will be the only one.
New American Std Bible