#king herod

JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. In the Bible story this is based on, three wise men are on their way to pay homage to the newborn Jesus, who -- through astrology -- the wise men have determined is a child of prophecy destined to be the new king of the Jews. On their way to see this new king, they stop at the palace of the CURRENT king of the Jews, Herod. When they tell him they're on their way to find the NEW king, Herod becomes jealous and afraid that he'll be usurped. He asks the wise men to come back to him once they find this newborn king, so they can tell him where the child was born. He pretends he wants to know so he can also go and do Him homage, but he actually plans to kill the new king to secure his throne. However, once the wise men find Jesus, they're warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and take another way home. 2. In this cartoon, Herod's intentions are poorly concealed. He asks the wise men to bring a gift from him to Jesus, but his gift is obviously just a ticking bomb.