{"id":554,"date":"2023-04-28T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=554&2023"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:00:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:00:13","slug":"the-unnamed-girl-mark-6-14-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/the-unnamed-girl-mark-6-14-29\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unnamed Girl: Mark 6:14-29"},"content":{"rendered":"
Focus Passage: Mark 6:14-29 (NCV)<\/div>
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14\u00a0<\/sup>King Herod heard about Jesus, because he was now well known. Some people said, \u201cHe is John the Baptist, who has risen from the dead. That is why he can work these miracles.\u201d<\/p>

15\u00a0<\/sup>Others said, \u201cHe is Elijah.\u201d<\/p>

Other people said, \u201cJesus is a prophet, like the prophets who lived long ago.\u201d<\/p>

16\u00a0<\/sup>When Herod heard this, he said, \u201cI killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has risen from the dead!\u201d<\/p>

17\u00a0<\/sup>Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison in order to please his wife, Herodias. She had been the wife of Philip, Herod\u2019s brother, but then Herod had married her. 18\u00a0<\/sup>John had been telling Herod, \u201cIt is not lawful for you to be married to your brother\u2019s wife.\u201d 19\u00a0<\/sup>So Herodias hated John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn\u2019t, 20\u00a0<\/sup>because Herod was afraid of John and protected him. He knew John was a good and holy man. Also, though John\u2019s preaching always bothered him, he enjoyed listening to John.<\/p>

21\u00a0<\/sup>Then the perfect time came for Herodias to cause John\u2019s death. On Herod\u2019s birthday, he gave a dinner party for the most important government leaders, the commanders of his army, and the most important people in Galilee. 22\u00a0<\/sup>When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and the people eating with him.<\/p>

So King Herod said to the girl, \u201cAsk me for anything you want, and I will give it to you.\u201d 23\u00a0<\/sup>He promised her, \u201cAnything you ask for I will give to you\u2014up to half of my kingdom.\u201d<\/p>

24\u00a0<\/sup>The girl went to her mother and asked, \u201cWhat should I ask for?\u201d<\/p>

Her mother answered, \u201cAsk for the head of John the Baptist.\u201d<\/p>

25\u00a0<\/sup>At once the girl went back to the king and said to him, \u201cI want the head of John the Baptist right now on a platter.\u201d<\/p>

26\u00a0<\/sup>Although the king was very sad, he had made a promise, and his dinner guests had heard it. So he did not want to refuse what she asked. 27\u00a0<\/sup>Immediately the king sent a soldier to bring John\u2019s head. The soldier went and cut off John\u2019s head in the prison 28\u00a0<\/sup>and brought it back on a platter. He gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29\u00a0<\/sup>When John\u2019s followers heard this, they came and got John\u2019s body and put it in a tomb.<\/p>\r\n

Read Mark 6:14-29<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

One thing that I occasionally look at when reading events in the gospels is how people are described. In this passage, and the event it covers, I notice that an interesting phrase is used to describe one of the characters.<\/p>\r\n

In the side-note portion of the gospels where we learn how John the Baptist died, we have three main players who are named, and one that is not. There are Herod (the governor), Herodias (Herod\u2019s wife), and John the Baptist (the preacher in jail who is beheaded). The character that is not named is simply referred to as \u201cthe daughter of Herodias\u201d.<\/p>\r\n

This is an interesting way to describe someone, and it makes me wonder who this girl\u2019s father was. Did Herod distance himself from her or even disown his own daughter? Or was this girl conceived during Herodias\u2019 earlier marriage to Herod\u2019s brother Philip? Or was this girl conceived outside of a marriage to either of these two men?<\/p>\r\n

We don\u2019t really know for sure, but what we do know is that regardless of who the girl\u2019s father was, she had aligned herself with her mother, and that she helped fulfill her mother\u2019s wish to end John the Baptist\u2019s life.<\/p>\r\n

However, aside from all these questions about the girl\u2019s background, another thought\/question enters my mind: With Herodias\u2019 daughter being a part of their family, whatever sort of dance she performed probably was incredibly questionable, and perhaps even a little disturbing if you draw the conclusion that this was Herod\u2019s daughter, step-daughter, or niece.<\/p>\r\n

But whatever the relationship that Herodias\u2019 daughter had with Herod, is there something we can learn from Herodias\u2019 daughter in this event?<\/p>\r\n

Surprisingly yes.<\/p>\r\n

When given a huge, open-ended gift, the first thing Herodias\u2019 daughter does is ask an \u201cadvisor\u201d for help deciding what to ask for. Perhaps this girl didn\u2019t pick the best person to advise her, but she did pick someone she trusted.<\/p>\r\n

In our own lives, when we are faced with huge tasks, responsibilities, or opportunities, we should also seek the advice of advisors we can trust, and then take their advice seriously when moving forward with the decisions that life brought our way.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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