Mat 14:3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 14:3-12: 14:3-12 The popular appeal of John’s message posed a political threat (see Josephus, Antiquities 18.5.2). Years after John’s execution, the Jews viewed Herod’s military defeat at the hands of Aretas ( AD 36) as a just recompense for putting an innocent man to death.

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‏ Matthew 14:3

Summary for Matt 14:3-12: 14:3-12 ^a The popular appeal of John’s message posed a political threat (see Josephus, Antiquities 18.5.2). Years after John’s execution, the Jews viewed Herod’s military defeat at the hands of Aretas (AD 36) as a just recompense for putting an innocent man to death.