GOSPEL READING: LUKE 9:7-9
Herod was the king. As a man of authority, he wanted his people to be obedient to him. He wanted to be in control of events and people. He had to be in knowledge of everything that was happening in his country. He knew of John the Baptist and his preaching and his activities. Now he was caught up with someone who was saying and doing similar things. So he was perplexed.
Herod and people thought of Jesus as a prophet or someone sent by God. They were not open to see in him the messiah. This knowledge has to be given from heaven through revelation. Each one saw Jesus as he his situation was. Herod was in a peculiar situation: he beheaded John the Baptist because of Herodias and he was aware that he was not right in doing that. So he saw John the Baptist in Jesus.
ஏரோது அதிகாரம் உள்ள அரசன். அரசன் என்ற முறையில் நாட்டு நடப்புகளை அறிந்திருந்தான்@ கவனித்தும் வந்தான். திருமுழுக்கு யோவானை நன்கு தெரிந்திருந்தான் (யோவானின் தலையை நான் வெட்டச் செய்தேனே). யோவானின் போதனைகளைப்போலும் செயல்களைப்போலும் இயேசுவின் வாழ்வு இருந்தது. எனவே இயேசுவில் யோவானைக் காண்கின்றான் ஏரோது.
