Acts 12:23

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him,.... With a disease after mentioned; this angel, according to Josephus, appeared in the form of an owl; for he says, that a little after (the shout of…

And immediately the angel of the Lord - Diseases and death axe in the Scriptures often attributed to an angel. See 2Sa 24:16; 1Ch 21:12, 1Ch 21:15, 1Ch 21:20, 1Ch 21:27; 2Ch 32:21. It is not intended…

The angel of the Lord smote him - His death was most evidently a judgment from God.

Because he gave not God the glory - He did not rebuke his flatterers, but permitted them to give him that honor that…

In these verses we have,

I. The death of Herod. God reckoned with him, not only for his putting James to death, but for his design and endeavour to put Peter to death; for sinners will be called to an…

And immediately the(an) angel of the Lord smote him … and he was eaten of worms Cp. the fate of Antiochus Epiphanes (2Ma 9:9), and Herod the Great's death (Josephus, Ant. xvii. 6. 5). The passage in…