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You’ve heard some of the good news/bad news stories.
wife: i have a good news and a bad new.
Husband: i am very busy.
Just give me good news.
wife: The airbags worked properly in our new BMW.
Often whether news is good or bad depends on your point of view.
News can be good for one person and bad news for another.
How many kings do we have in this passage?
We’ve seen that for the shepherds the announcement of the angels that the Messiah had been born was good news.
The same announcement was not good news for Herod.
Herod
Appointed governor by Rome in 47 bc; in 40 bc he had received the title of king; and he was to reign until 4 bc.
He had wielded power for a long time.
He was called Herod the Great
Herod was not the rightful king from the line of David.
In fact he was not even a descendant of Jacob which caused most of the Jews to hate him and never truly to accept him as king
He became paranoid on his later years.
If he suspected anyone as a rival to his power, that person was promptly eliminated.
He murdered his wife Mariamne and her mother Alexandra.
His eldest son, Antipater, and two other sons, Alexander and Aristobulus, were all assassinated by him.
Augustus, the Roman emperor, had said, bitterly, that it was safer to be Herod’s pig than Herod’s son.
Jerusalem
We can understand Herod being disturbed, but it would seem that the people would be happy to hear that the Messiah had been born
Worried about Herod’s reaction
Religious leaders have aligned themselves with Herod – upset the status quo
Jesus
Every parent knows that the birth of baby will disrupt things – 2 AM feedings, new expenses,
When Jesus was born He caused a disturbance
Wasn’t born where the king was expected
Challenged the position of Herod
During His ministry He caused disturbances
Didn’t meet expectation
Challenged the authority of the religious leaders
Think of Jesus overturning the tables of the money-changers
Us
Will bring disturbances when He comes into our lives
Challenges our traditions and assumptions
Calls us to let go of self
Leads us in unexpected directions
It’s been said that Jesus came to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
Disruptions may come to get our attention, focus us back on God
Disruptions may come to open us to a better way, get us out of a rut
Disruptions may come to keep us from making a mistake
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