King Herod was in an adulterous relationship with Herodias, against which John the Baptist had vehemently preached against, (Mark 6: 18, with reference back to Leviticus 18:16,20) So when Herodias saw the chance to silence John’s constant condemnation, she took it by forcing her daughter to make a horribly macabre request. For even though King Herod feared John as a righteous and holy man, his boastful & rash promises to this young girl sadly became John’s death sentence. John refused to stop or back down from preaching the truth…rather choosing to count the cost…for which inevitably caused his demise. Very few of us will ever have to face the same situation as John the Baptist did…counting the cost for Truth & Christ even unto death…but we still must be willing to take a stand for what is right & true.
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