Question 144: Who were the Herodians?

Answer:

The Herodians were a class of Jews in the time of Moshiach, who were partisans of Herod, either of a political or religious sort or both. It appears that when the ecclesiastical authorities of Judea held a council against the Saviour, they associated with themselves the Herodians and sent an embassy to Yeshua designing to trap Him in His speech. As tetrarch of Galilee, Herod Antipas was the ruler of the province which was Yeshua' home and the Jews doubtless argued that Herod would be pleased if they could convict Yeshua of being a rival claimant to the crown. The Pharisees were a Jewish sect who held rigidly aloof from other sects, claimed to be free from every kind of impurity and united to keep the Mosaic Laws, to which they gave the closest study. They were frequently denounced by our Saviour for their self-righteousness and their assumption of superior piety.

Question 143: Who were the Sadducees?

Answer:

The Sadducees were a sect of free-thinkers, differing greatly from the Pharisees on many points. They rejected the oral law and the prophets and only accepted the Pentateuch and Josephus says they denied the resurrection from the dead.

Question 142: Who were the Pharisees?

Answer:

The Pharisees were a Jewish sect deriving their name from a word which means "separate" or "distinct" They were disciples of the Jewish sages, who held themselves aloof and claimed to keep rigidly the Mosaic laws of purity. They had many religious observances and believed in a future life of rewards and punishments.

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Question 141: Who were the Gentiles?

Answer:

Gentiles, which mean simply "peoples," was a term applied indiscriminately by the Jews to all other nations than themselves. After a time, it acquired a hostile meaning, as the Jews gradually drew themselves apart as a "holy nation." The term is used of "Galilee of the Gentiles," where some five nations other than the Jews were represented; the "Court of the Gentiles" outside the Temple area; the "isles of the Gentiles," etc.

I have a lot of notes and replies to things I've kept over the years. Something that I have shared quite a bit outside of the comics is a series of questions and verses to answer those questions. Each question and answer builds on each other. I am going to do a comic for each of these questions. This is question #3.

https://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/891

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WORD FOR TODAY “is your heart hardened like Pharaoh’s?”: Exo 7:22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Ecc 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in them";

“Faith comes by hearing” positive frequencies spoken out loud hourly.

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Galatians 5:6 says "in Christ Jesus, circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything", but Romans 2:25 shows that the "In Christ Jesus" severely limits the context. Circumcision has great value, whether it refers to being a Jew or being physically circumcised according to the commandment, but circumcision itself won't gain you any favor with God. That is dependent on your faith and the obedience that faith produces.

https://rumble.com/v3ihf2w-fai....th-and-circumcision-

"But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

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