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.
Right then and there, God's angel struck him down because he didn't give God the credit he deserved. His body was eaten by worms, and he died.
Pride comes before the fall, literally don't try to take God's spotlight.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Acts, King Herod Agrippa I was a ruler in the Roman Empire who had been persecuting the early Christian church, including the arrest and execution of James and the imprisonment of Peter. During a public address in Caesarea, the crowds flattered him by declaring him a god, reflecting the cultural tendency in the ancient world to deify rulers for political gain. As a result, God intervened through an angel to judge Herod for not giving proper glory to the Almighty, demonstrating the biblical principle that human pride invites divine correction.
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