Beelzebub

The Gospels say that Jesus cast out devils.
The Pharisees accused, “He casteth out devils
Through the prince of the devils,”
Which Jesus logically shot down:
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
That seems obvious enough.

But why would the Pharisees have made that logical lapse?

Maybe they simply wanted to connect Jesus with Satan,
One they didn’t trust with one they knew lied.

I wonder, though, if they had the same idea
That many do still, that God had done it all,
And to change a person, even to cast out devils,
Was somehow working against God’s purposes.

That’s part of the story of Job, after all:
Satan torments Job, and the friends attempt to persuade
Job that God is in it and it’s all Job’s fault.

It seems clear to me that Jesus is on the side of
Devil-free health and wholeness.
Sign me up.