Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5401 madness A term used in two different senses. The OT suggests that God may occasionally inflict a state of insanity upon individuals as a punishment. The term may also be used of someone whose words or actions are difficult to understand or easy to reject, as with Jesus Christ's preaching and healing. Madness as a punishment Jeremiah 25:15-16 See also Deuteronomy 28:28,32-34; Jeremiah 50:35-38; Jeremiah 51:7; Daniel 4:28-37; Zechariah 12:4 Madness linked with folly Ecclesiastes 7:25 See also Proverbs 26:18; Ecclesiastes 1:17; Ecclesiastes 2:12; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Ecclesiastes 10:13; 2 Peter 2:16 Accusations of madness against God's servants John 10:19-21 See also 2 Kings 9:1-11; Jeremiah 29:25-28; Hosea 9:7-8; Matthew 12:24 pp Mark 3:20-22 pp Luke 11:15; Acts 26:24-25; 2 Corinthians 5:13 David feigned madness to save his life Psalm 34:1 Title See also 1 Samuel 21:10-15 See also
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