And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. Judges 15:16

Trivia: In Judges 1, why couldn't God drive out the inhabitants of the valley?

How did Jesus cure the lunatic in Matthew 17?


By rebuking the devil

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. ...
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Matthew 17:14
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. ... And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Matthew 17:14

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