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Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn`t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms, and he died.
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The Ultimate Sin of Pride
Herod's fatal error was accepting worship due only to God. Commentators identify this as sacrilege, a profound offense against God's honor. Matthew Henry notes this was especially egregious for Herod, who, as a Jew, knew the one true God. This event serves as a powerful warning that God actively opposes the proud and will not share His glory.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And immediately the angel of the Lord. Diseases and death are, in the Scriptures, often attributed to an angel. See [Reference 2 Samuel 24…
Smote him (επαταξεν αυτον). Effective aorist active indicative of πατασσω, old verb, used already in verse 7 of gentle smiting of …
19th Century
Anglican
The angel of the Lord smote him. Luke obviously regarded the angel's intervention as the only adequate explanation both o…
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Luke’s account of Agrippa’s death is paralleled by a story in Josephus, the Jewish historian of the first century. Both accounts differ from each o…
16th Century
Protestant
Immediately he smote him. Just as before, the angel was a minister of God’s grace in the deliverance of Peter, so now he takes vengeance o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him With a disease after mentioned; this angel, according to Josephus, a…
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Many pagan princes claimed and received divine honors, but it was far more horrible impiety in Herod, who knew the word and worship of the living G…
