Note 2 at Acts 12:22: It is very doubtful that these people were actually so impressed with Herod's speech that they thought he was a god. They were simply courting his favor by appealing to his over-inflated ego. Herod accepted their worship which brought a swift reply from God.

Note 3 at Acts 12:22: This was Herod Agrippa I, who was the son of the Herod that killed John the Baptist and mocked Jesus (see note 3 at Lk. 3:1, p. 70 and note 1 at Lk. 23:8, p. 522). Herod Agrippa I followed in his father's footsteps by killing the apostle James (Acts 12:2) and seeking to kill the apostle Peter (Acts 12:3). This man's accepting claims of deity for himself was the last straw. The Lord's spirit will not always strive with man (Gen. 6:3).