- that fox:
- This was probably Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, who is described by Josephus as a crafty and incestuous prince, with which the character given him by our Lord, and the narratives of the evangelists, exactly coincide. "Butª Herodª the¹ tetrarch,ª being reprovedª° byª himª forª Herodiasª hisª brotherª Philip'sª wife,ª andª forª allª the evilsª whichª Herodª had done,ª° ... Addedª° yetª thisª aboveª all,ª thatª he shut upª° Johnª inª prison.ª" {Lke 3:19-20} + "Nowª Herodª the¹ tetrarchª heardª° of allª that was doneª° byª him:ª andª he was perplexed,ª° because² that it was saidª° ofª some,ª thatª Johnª was risenª° fromª the dead;ª ... Andª Herodª said,ª° Johnª have²° Iª beheaded:ª° butª whoª isª° this,ª ofª whomª Iª hearª° such things?ª Andª he desiredª° to seeª° him.ª" {Lke 9:7-9} + "Andª when Herodª saw²°¹ Jesus,ª he was exceeding² glad:ª°¹ forª he wasª° desirousª° to seeª° himª ofª a longª [season], because² he had heardª° many thingsª ofª him;ª andª he hopedª° to have seenª° someª miracleª doneª° byª him.ª ... Andª Herodª withª his²¹ men of warª set²° him² at nought,ª°¹ andª mockedª° [him], and arrayedª° himª in a gorgeousª robe,ª and sent²° him² againª°¹ to Pilate.ª" {Lke 23:8-11} + "O Israel,ª thy prophetsª are¹ like the foxesª in the deserts.ª" {Ezk 13:4} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Who¹ also eatª° the fleshª of my people,ª and flayª° their skinª from off¹¹ them; and they breakª° their bones,ª and chop them in pieces,ª° as¹ for the pot,ª and as fleshª withinª the caldron.ª" {Mic 3:1-3} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª" {Zph 3:3} + "Andª the¹ kingª wasª° exceeding sorry;ª [yet] for² his oath's sake,ª¹ andª for their sakes which² sat with¹ him,²° he wouldª° notª rejectª° her.ª ... Andª broughtª° hisª headª inª a charger,ª andª gaveª° itª to the¹ damsel:ª andª the¹ damselª gaveª° itª to her²¹ mother.ª" {Mrk 6:26-28}
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