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If you have ever wondered who *Herod the Great* really was, this video gives you the historical backstory behind the name that shows up in **Matthew 2**. You will learn how Herod rose from an Idumean outsider to **Rome’s client king of Judea**, why he ruled with fear, and how his building projects still shape what people see in Jerusalem today.

In this teaching, you will learn:

1. Where Herod came from, and why many in Judea never fully trusted him.
2. How Rome used Herod to stabilize the region, and how Herod learned to hold power by pleasing Rome.
3. What happened in 40 BC and 37 BC, when Jerusalem changed hands and Herod finally took the throne.
4. Why Herod married Mariamne, and how paranoia drove him to execute rivals, his wife, and even his sons.
5. What the Bible says about Herod and Bethlehem, and why “no surviving record elsewhere” is not the same thing as “it did not happen.”
6. How Herod’s massive building projects (including the expanded Temple platform connected to the Western Wall) shaped the world Jesus was born into.
7. What happened after Herod died, including the rise of **Herod Antipas**, who later executed John the Baptist and questioned Jesus.

Primary sources and figures mentioned:

1. **Josephus**, a first century Jewish historian who recorded Herod’s final days and burial at Herodium.
2. The Roman leaders **Mark Antony**, **Octavian (Augustus)**, and the political fallout after Actium (31 BC).
3. The *Hasmoneans* and the **Parthians**, who helped trigger the crisis that put Herod on the path to power.

Related Bible passages:

1. Matthew 2:1–18
2. Mark 6:14–29
3. Luke 23:6–12

If you found this helpful, you will probably also like videos on:

1. The Magi and the “star” in Matthew 2
2. What Rome’s “client kings” were, and why Judea was so volatile
3. The Second Temple, the Temple expansion, and why it mattered in Jesus’ time

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