Kings of Christmas | Week 2 | The Wicked King
Matthew 2:1-18 | Pastor Keoni Hughes
Reject the Wicked King and Worship the One True King
Wicked Kings Are Paranoid | v. 3
The Wise Men | Herod
Personally Sought the Scriptures | Sought Others Who Knew the Scriptures
Rejoiced in the Arrival of the King | Troubled by the Arrival of the King
Sought the Arrival of the King | Snuffed the Arrival of the King
Paranoia is the unjustified suspicion of people and their actions.
Reject paranoia by rejecting desire to control.
Wicked Kings Can Know and Not Believe | v. 3-6
Reject mere knowledge with true faith and repentance.
Wicked Kings Are Deceitful | v. 7-8
Reject deceitfulness and live in the light.
Wicked Kings Take Life | v. 12-18
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” – Genesis 3:15
“Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, ‘When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.’ But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, ‘Why have you done this, and let the male children live?’ The midwives said to Pharaoh, ‘Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.’ So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, ‘Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.’” – Ephesians 1:15-22
“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” – Galatians 4:4-5
Wicked Kings Fail | v. 14, 19
Application Questions
How can I actively reject controlling behavior to pray for peace and power?
Where am I tempted most to fight for control?
Have I actively rejected merely knowing about God to believing and having faith in God?
When am I most tempted to be deceitful and to hide in the shadows of the dark?
How does knowing of Herod’s death affect our love of Jesus?