And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
She had been coached by her mother beforehand, so she said, 'I want John the Baptist's head brought to me on a platter.'
Sometimes the people pulling the strings behind the scenes are the most dangerous ones.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, John the Baptist was imprisoned by King Herod Antipas for publicly criticizing his marriage to Herodias, which violated Jewish law as she was his brother's wife. At a grand birthday banquet for Herod, his stepdaughter danced and impressed him so much that he rashly promised her anything she desired. Prompted by her mother Herodias, who harbored a grudge against John for his bold words, the girl made the shocking request for John's head on a platter.
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