0 How did Jesus cure the lunatic in Matthew 17?

Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand. Joel 2:1

Trivia: In the book of Joel, what did God say we should do with plowshares and pruninghooks?

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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