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CSFBCIt says Herod was troubled. That word in the Greek, it means disturbed, shaken, agitated to his core because Jesus threatens his throne, which really highlights the hard reality of the text here. No one encounters Jesus neutrally. The magi, they're drawn to worship. Herod, he's stirred to fear. In Jerusalem, they're just unsettled into apathy. They don't really care. And that's all still true today. Jesus is either someone you bow before, or he's someone you resist, or he's someone you just keep at arm's length, but he's never just interesting.