Herod wonders about what the wise men said

HEROD THE GREAT

The wise men [Magi] tell Herod they have come to worship a king.Yet Herod was the King appointed by the Roman so he was worried.

Background Reading:

Matthew 2:3-8

Herod replies to the Magi [The Wise Men]

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

5 "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:

6 "‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;

for out of you will come a ruler

who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’"

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

More Information:

Herod the Great

Herod the Great was an Idumean and was made king in 37 BC and died in 4BC.

Ruled in Palestine 37BC-4BC

How do we find which Herod is which.

There is a number of men called HEROD in the Bible, starting with Herod the Great who died in spring [March, April, May] 4BC. There is also a number of rulers descending from this man to whom the Bible gives names other than Herod in their Title e.g. King Agrippa 2.