Luke 19:14

hated him And this was not strange, seeing that the very beginning of his reign had been signalised by a hideous massacre of his subjects. (Jos. Antt.xvii. 9, § 3.)

and sent a message after hint Rather, an embassy to follow him (Luke 14:32). Here again the incident would be entirely obscure, if we did not know from Josephus that the Jews didsend an embassy of 50 to Augustus who were met on their arrival at Rome by 8000 Jews to recount the cruelties of Archelaus, and plead for deliverance from him and the Herods generally. (Jos. Antt.xvii. 11, § 1, &c.) Although not immediately successful, the embassy was one of the circumstances which led to his ultimate deposition.

this man The -this" is supremely contemptuous. For the fact shadowed forth see John 15:18; John 19:14-15; John 19:21 .