Acts 12:20-23

Acts 12:20-23

[20] And  highly displeased  with them of Tyre  and  Sidon:  but  they came  with one accord  to  him,  and,  Blastus  the king's  chamberlain  their friend,  desired  peace;  because  their  country  was nourished  by  the king's  [21] And  upon a set  day  Herod,  arrayed  in royal  apparel,  sat  upon  his throne,  and  made an oration  unto  them.  [22] And  the people  gave a shout,  saying, It is the voice  of a god,  and  not  of a man.  [23] And  immediately  the angel  of the Lord  smote  him,  because  he gave  not  God  the glory:  and  he was  eaten of worms,  and gave up the ghost. 

What does Acts 12:20-23 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Herod viewed Peter as the enemy of the unbelieving Jews, which he was not. Really Herod was the enemy of the believing Christians. Having set the innocent Christian leader free, God now put the guilty Jewish Roman leader to death.