Herod the Great
214The Early Life of Christ
7 Apr 2025
3:53¶ 16
“Let’s talk about Herod just a little bit. He’s a fascinating character. He is Idumaean, that is to say he’s an Edomite. His father…”
6:38¶ 22
“Herod is the master politician. He goes out to Octavian and says, “Hey boss, about all of that – sorry about that. I don’t…”
7:37¶ 25
“He had an ego issue, if you can’t already tell. He wanted to be famous, so he lavished his personal wealth on building projects…”
207From Republic to Oligarchy to Empire
7 Oct 2024
46:07¶ 117
“Herod had been a supporter of Antony and Cleopatra. He provided supplies and arms and such, but when Octavian comes his way he goes…”
46:47¶ 118
“They cut some deals and some ideas, and oddly enough Octavian is so impressed that he actually promotes Herod, who had been opposing him,…”
45:43¶ 116
“Octavian does not follow by sea. He has armies and he takes them the long way around, the very long way around – up…”