Oaths

Herod respected and protected John the Baptist.

Herodias hated John.

Her daugther danced at Herod's birthday party.
He liked it...a lot.
And he promised her with an oath, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

What did she ask for?
John's head on a platter.
The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.


TWO THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM HEROD:
01) He made a rash promise. Do you?
Ecclesiastes 5:4-7
02) He wasn't a believer, yet kept his word. Do you?
Matthew 5:34