Matthew 26:3-5 shows religious leaders secretly plotting to kill Jesus — mirroring Herod's earlier secret scheming here.

Exodus 1:10 shows Pharaoh scheming against Israel — a type of Herod's plot here to destroy the newborn Messiah.

1 Samuel 18:21 shows Saul using deceit to trap David — paralleling Herod's secret inquiry here to kill Jesus.

Psalm 55:21 describes smooth talk hiding war in the heart — exactly Herod's deceitful pretense here.

Revelation 12:1-5 depicts the dragon waiting to devour the child — Herod's secret inquiry to kill Jesus is the historical counterpart.

Psalm 83:4 shows enemies plotting to cut off Israel's name — Herod's plan to kill Jesus echoes this genocidal intent.

Psalm 83:3 depicts conspiring against God's sheltered one — Herod's crafty plotting against Christ fits this pattern.

Isaiah 7:5-7 records evil plots against Judah that God overrules — Herod's plot similarly fails against God's plan.

Ezekiel 38:10 describes evil plans arising in mind — Herod's scheme to kill Jesus follows the same pattern of wicked counsel.