Episode 234: Matthew 14 Part 1 If Momma Ain’t Happy…
GRINDIT podcast
English - January 30, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBChristianity Religion & Spirituality Health & Fitness Mental Health jesus christ endure grind keep going quit death life heaven throw in the towel Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This chapter starts off heavy because we learn of the death of John the Baptizer. He was beheaded because he had confronted the sin of Herod Antipas and his wife, who was married to his brother. They didn’t want to hear about their sin so she came up with a plan get John killed. She threw a birthday party for her husband, invited a bunch of buddies over, probably had some alcohol flowing freely, and then, when the time was right, she sent her daughter in the party to dance provocatively before her stepdad. She was so impressive that Herod promised her anything she wanted and her mom had told her she wanted John’s head brought to her on a silver platter. If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Momma got what she wanted and the kingdom lost a great man who paved the way for Jesus. John was the first martyr for the kingdom.