By what means did Herod seek to destroy Christ?

Answer

"Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth and sent forth, and
slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under."
Matt. 2: 16.

With what words did He justify acts of mercy on the Sabbath day?
What day is especially indicated as the day to prepare for the Sabbath?
What does the prophet Isaiah, speaking for God through this Spirit of Christ, call the seventhday Sabbath?
What was the character and the work of many of the bishops at that time?
When the church had received help from the state to this extent, what more did she demand?
How long was Jerusalem to be trodden down of the Gentiles?
What has the Lord promised to be to the oppressed?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle