The term "crazed" is not directly found in the Bible; however, the concept of being in a state of madness or irrational behavior is addressed in various passages. In the biblical context, such a state is often associated with spiritual turmoil, divine judgment, or the influence of evil spirits.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, madness is sometimes depicted as a consequence of disobedience to God. Deuteronomy 28:28 states, "The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind." This verse is part of the curses that would befall Israel if they failed to obey God's commandments. Here, madness is portrayed as a divine punishment, a state of mental chaos resulting from turning away from God's laws.

The account of King Saul provides a narrative example of a leader who experienced a form of madness. After disobeying God, Saul was tormented by an evil spirit. 1 Samuel 16:14 notes, "Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him." Saul's irrational behavior, including his attempts to kill David, can be seen as manifestations of his crazed state, driven by jealousy and spiritual unrest.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of being crazed or out of one's mind is often linked to demonic possession. The Gospels recount several instances where Jesus encounters individuals possessed by demons, leading to erratic and self-destructive behavior. In Mark 5:1-20, Jesus heals a man possessed by a legion of demons. The man lived among the tombs, unable to be restrained, and exhibited crazed behavior until Jesus cast the demons into a herd of pigs.

The Apostle Paul also addresses the idea of a sound mind in contrast to madness. In 2 Timothy 1:7 , Paul writes, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control." The term "self-control" can be understood as a sound mind, suggesting that a life led by the Holy Spirit is marked by rationality and peace, in contrast to the chaos of a crazed state.

Spiritual Implications

From a spiritual perspective, the Bible suggests that a crazed state can result from a lack of alignment with God's will. Whether through divine judgment, as seen in the Old Testament, or through spiritual oppression, as depicted in the New Testament, madness is often portrayed as a departure from the peace and order that God desires for His people.

The remedy for such a state is found in repentance, faith, and the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. The biblical narrative consistently points to the restoration of a sound mind through a relationship with God, emphasizing the importance of spiritual health and obedience to divine commandments.(imp. & p. p.) of Craze.

The Travelers
... And Titus advances with four legions. What can you hope for this mob of crazed Jews?".
Julian's words had been more lively than the Maccabee had expected. ...
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The Worship of God.
... A person that is crazed, though with pride or malice, is a sight very mortifying
to human nature; but when the distemper arises from any indiscreet fervours of ...
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The Fulfilment
... On a mound near him stood the spirit of the mob concentrated and personified. It
was crazed Posthumus. He was screaming: "It is finished; the law is run out! ...
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Tertullian; Perpetua and Companions (Ad 181-206)
... About this time a false teacher named Montanus made much noise in the world. He
was born in Phrygia, and seems to have been crazed in his mind. ...
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Introduction.
... The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her. They are reveling, feasting
and banqueting with her, crazed by her seductive charms. ...
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The Character of the Enemies of Religion.
... And he went to such an excess of folly and drunkenness that his mind was deranged
and crazed in his carousals; and he gave commands when intoxicated of which ...
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The Tangled Web
... Simon was seized with frenzy, and with a body of crazed Idumeans rushed out upon
the banks of the Romans and in one hour's time overthrew the army's work of ...
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The Entry into Jerusalem.
... In every generation there are good men who become almost crazed upon some one topic,
and sacrifice everything to the promotion of one favourite hope. ...
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Society Soon Learned the News of the Countess Hermenstein's ...
... And to exist in the world, made of the world's clay, and the world's inherited
associations, and yet not be of it, is to be judged crazed! ...
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During These Various Changes in the Lives of those with whom He ...
... It was better this crazed fool should talk, he thought, than that he should lie
there and listen, as it were, to the deadly silence which in the pauses of the ...
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Crazed (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Crazed (2 Occurrences). Psalms 107:17 Fools because of
their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. (See JPS). ...
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Crawls (2 Occurrences)

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Crazy (5 Occurrences)

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Affliction (120 Occurrences)
... Psalms 107:17 Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted
because of their iniquities-- (See RSV NIV). Psalms ...
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