- Herod:
- This was Herod the Great, for an account of whom see the Connection of the Old and New Testaments in the Comprehensive Bible. "Whenª Herodª the¹ kingª had heardª° [these things], he was troubled,ª° andª allª Jerusalemª withª him.ª" {Mtt 2:3} + "Butª when Herodª was dead,ª° behold,ª° an angelª of the Lordª appearethª° inª a dreamª to Josephª inª Egypt,ª" {Mtt 2:19} + "The sceptreª shall not¹ departª° from Judah,ª¹ nor a lawgiverª° from between¹¹ his feet,ª untilª¹ Shilohª come;ª° and unto him [shall] the gatheringª of the peopleª [be]." {Gen 49:10} + "Seventyª weeksª are determinedª° upon¹ thy peopleª and upon¹ thy holyª city,ª to finishª° the transgression,ª and to make an endª²°°° of sins,ª and to make reconciliationª° for iniquity,ª and to bring inª° everlastingª righteousness,ª and to seal upª° the visionª and prophecy,ª and to anointª° the most² Holy.ª ... Knowª° therefore and understand,ª° [that] from¹ the going forthª of the commandmentª to restoreª° and to buildª° Jerusalemª unto¹ the Messiahª the Princeª [shall be] sevenª weeks,ª and threescoreª and twoª weeks:ª the streetª shall be builtª° again,ª° and the wall,ª even in troublousª times.ª" {Dan 9:24-25} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Yet¹ once,ª it¹ [is] a little while,ª and I¹ will shakeª°¹ the heavens,ª and the earth,ª and the sea,ª and the dryª [land]; ... The gloryª of this¹ latterª houseª shall be¹ greater¹ than²¹ of the former,ª saith²°¹ the LORDª of hosts:ª and in this¹ placeª will I giveª° peace,ª saith²°¹ the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Hgg 2:6-9}
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