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“And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him” (Mark 3:6).
“And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves” (Luke 23:12).
Normally the Pharisees did not like those who followed Herod, for the Pharisees were Jewish leaders. The Herod family were descendants of Esau, and had managed to gain the favor of the Romans, and had ended up being rulers over much of the land of Israel. Also, Pilate and Herod were not normally friends; they did not like one another. They were usually competing for influence and power.
However, when it came to the Lord Jesus, people who did not like one another joined together to reject the Lord Jesus. This world does not want the Lord Jesus, and the people of this world will overcome their differences in order to be against the Lord Jesus. This is very sad, but we must be prepared for it. The world will put up with almost anything rather than have the Lord Jesus given His rightful place.
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