In Good Faith: Jumpin’ Jeshoshaphat!

In Good Faith: Jumpin’ Jeshoshaphat!

The title of today's column will ring a bell with some of you. It used to be a fun saying of exclamation. Since I have read in the Bible about Jehoshaphat, but could not remember any jumping, I looked up the saying. Turns out Jehoshaphat did no jumping, and the saying was a mild expletive. Hatched in the 19th century, it was an acceptable way to “lightly curse.” “Jehoshaphat” was evidently substituted in for “Jesus” to break no commandment. I re…