2 Kings 9:11

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Summary

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.

This mad fellow

Bible References

This mad fellow

And when his family heard this, they set out to get hold of him, for what they said was, "He is out of his mind."

A number of them said, "He is mad. Why listen to him?"

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also came across him. Some said, "Whatever does the fellow mean with his scraps of learning'?" Others said, "He looks like a herald of foreign deities" (this was because he preached 'Jesus' and 'the Resurrection').

When he brought this forward in his defence, Festus called out, "Paul, you are quite mad! Your great learning is driving you insane."

We, for Christ's sake, are 'fools'; you in Christ are sensible. We are weak, you are strong; you are honoured, we are in disrepute.

'I am beside myself,' am I? Well, that is between myself and God. I am 'sane,' am I? Well, that is in your interests;