Acts 25:22

Agrippa expresses interest in hearing Paul's case and Festus acts quickly, "tomorrow" you will hear him. Remember, this Herod was at the long line of. list of Herodian family members who had encountered God's messengers. It was his great-grandfather who had attempted to kill Jesus in the manger, his uncle had killed John the Baptist and sat as judge in the trial of Jesus. His own father had tried to suppress Christianity, killed James, had Peter imprisoned and was struck dead. The names Jesus and the names of the apostles would have been familiar in this family. "He could not lower himself to go hear one of the apostles preach. He could satisfy his long cherished desire to hear one of these men preach, though, by being part of Festus' invited audience on such an occasion, without diminishing his influence among the Jews" (Reese p. 867). It has been suggested that Festus brought up Paul's case because he was deliberately trying to get Agrippa involved.