Luke the beloved physician wrote how, “the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, You said it. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time”, and in chapter twenty-three and verse eight of his book Luke shared shares, “when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad” where we read:
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
The verse reads, “And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, ...” Luke began with the words, “and when Herod saw Jesus” or “and at the time and moment Herod whose name means heroic and was he name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in the times of Christ and the Apostles”, “he was exceeding glad” which means “Herod was greatly and beyond measure rejoicing”: “for he was desirous to see him” or “because, since and on account that Herod desired, wished, delighted and took pleasure in observing and beholding Jesus” “of a long season” which means “for an ample, fit and sufficient amount of time”. Luke shared how “Herod” “rejoiced greatly” when he “observed” Jesus because he wanted to “see” Jesus for a long time.
The verse continues, “... because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.” Luke added the words, “because he had heard many things of him” which means “since and on account that Herod was given the faculty of hearing, perceived and understood a lot of things about Jesus”; “and he hoped to have seen” or “and Herod expected, trusted and confided to have observed and watched” “some miracle done by him” which means “any or a particular sign, mark, token, unusual occurrence, remarkable event or wonder performed by Jesus”. Luke shared how Herod “heard” a lot of “things” about Jesus and he wanted to see Jesus perform some sort of “wonder or unusual occurrence”.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we learn about “Herod's” reaction to Jesus being sent to him by Pilate. “Herod” heard a great number of “things” concerning Jesus, and because some of them were that Jesus did “miracles”, Herod wanted to observe one. In other words, “Herod” wanted to be entertained. Many people desire to see Jesus do a “miracle” today, and they usually will offer to believe in Him if they saw one. We shall see that Jesus gives “Herod” nothing, and to have a personal relationship with Jesus a person must simple believe and trust in Him as their “Savior and Lord”. Those who seek only “miracles” will often be disappointed, even if they see one, they many times do not believe. Only those who submit themselves to Jesus will be saved, and all others will find themselves like “Herod” if they only seek a “remarkable event or wonder”.
Next time we see Luke shares how Herod, “questioned” Jesus “in many words; but he answered him nothing”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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