Mark 6:24 Meaning and Explanation
“And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.”
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Read Full Chapter →The girl asks her mother what to request, and Herodias answers: the head of John the Baptist.
What Does Mark 6:24 Mean?
The girl carries the blank check to her mother, and Herodias fills it in without hesitation. Offered up to half a kingdom, she wants no land, no gold, only the head of John the Baptist. The grudge of verse nineteen has found its convenient day.
The exchange is chilling for its speed. Hatred rehearsed in the heart is ready the instant opportunity knocks. And a child is schooled in murder by her own mother, a reminder that what parents nurse in private they hand to the next generation. What we feed in secret, someday speaks aloud.
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What does Mark 6:24 mean?
The girl asks her mother what to request, and Herodias answers: the head of John the Baptist.