<p>6:28 <em>And brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother</em>- The language of bringing to and giving on further is found in the following account of the miraculous feeding. The Lord uses the word &quot;brought&quot; of how He wished the loaves and fishes to be &ldquo;brought&rdquo; to Him for His Messianic banquet (Mt. 14:18). It may be that Herod&rsquo;s banquet is being set up in contrast to that of the Lord Jesus described later in the chapter.</p>