Gustav Friedrich in the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Friedrich writes, “The herald does not express his own views. He is the spokesman for his master. . . . [H]e must keep strictly to the words and orders of his master.”4 It was the herald’s sole duty to deliver the message precisely as it had been given to him. The anticipated response of the people was not to alter what he would announce. His faithfulness in proclaiming the message was to be his sole focus.
The Herald only expresses the will and words of the imperial
