Matthew 14:1-21

Two Feasts, Two Kingdoms

by Josh Head

Matthew 14:1-21

I. The Feast in the Palace - The Kingdoms of the World

A. John

B. Herodias

Romans 12:19

C. Salome

D. Herod

Matthew 14:10-11

“When Herod heard of Jesus, the first thing that flashed into his mind is that this is John the Baptist, whom he had killed, come back to reckon with him. And because the sinning life is the haunted life, sin is never worth the cost.” – William Barclay

Matthew 14:9

John 8:34

1: When someone corrects or criticizes me, is my first response to fight back in anger or to look and see if they’re right?

2: Are my wants and desires leading me to do things I know to be wrong?

3: Am I living passively, not speaking out about the evil of the system in which I’m caught up?

II. The Feast in the Wilderness - The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 14:12-13

 A. The Sorrow

Psalm 34:18 NASB

 Matthew 14:13-14 (back to ESV for the rest)

B. The Compassion

“Jesus translates his sorrow over John, and perhaps his sorrow over himself, into sorrow for them. Before the outward and visible works of power, comes the inward and invisible work of power, in which Jesus transforms his own feelings into love for those in need.” – N.T. Wright

Matthew 14:15-18

C. The Invitation

D. The Miracle

Matthew 14:19-21

Deuteronomy 8:10

Psalm 23:5

John 6:48-51

Matthew 26:26