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What drives a man who has everything—wealth, armies, Roman citizenship, architectural genius—to order the murder of innocent babies? In this chilling Advent episode, Anna Bradfield unpacks the life of Herod the Great, the paranoid tyrant who built temples and fortresses yet couldn't sleep knowing a child had been born "King of the Jews." From touring Herod's mountaintop palace at Masada to examining the Proto-Evangelium's account of Zacharias's murder, this episode reveals how one man's desperate grip on power became the backdrop for God's greatest demonstration of sovereignty. Discover why Herod's legitimacy was always fragile, how his mental decline fueled the slaughter of Bethlehem's children, and what his story teaches modern believers about fear, control, and surrendering to God's kingdom. If you've ever clung too tightly ...