Oops of the Day

The feet of  Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son, were crippled.  So he used crutches to help him walk. 

II Samuel 4:4 – II Samuel 19:24

Fact Of the Day 

No! He wasn’t just a cripple.  His feet were paralyzed.  When King David was running from Absalom, Mephibosheth did not “care for his feet”.  The only reason he would have to take special care of his feet is if they were paralyzed.  He would have to check them constantly to see if they had accidentally hit something and been cut. He could not have used normal crutches because his feet were useless in touching the floor.  He could have only used 3-footed stand-alone crutches and swung his feet between them.