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.

For what purpose is the mystery of the gospel made manifest?
Who did He say would enter the kingdom of heaven?
Who does God say shall die?
For what purpose are we to remember the Sabbath day?
What warning has Christ given concerning false views of the manner of His coming?
What famine will come at this time upon those who have rejected God's messages of mercy?
To whom must one belong in order to be Abraham's seed?

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