Herodias the Evil Woman - Matthew 14: 1-12

John the Baptist was truly God's man but Herod the tetrarch put him in jail because of his evil wife Herodias who sought always on John's trail John was bold in declaring the truth that Herodias, Herod had stole from his brother Philip against the law but for John there was no parole When Herod promised his daughter anything Herodias prompted her deviously to ask John the Baptist's head on a platter so Herod was forced to accomplish the task This Herodias is a picture of many refusing to obey God's holy law but like her their day of reckoning will come then there's nothing left for them to draw (At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.) Matthew ch 14 vs 1-12 (ESV)