Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 15:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 15:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 15:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, when King Asa heard the prophet's message, he became brave and got rid of all the bad statues that people were worshiping in his kingdom and fixed the special place where they prayed to God. This made God happy because the people were focusing on Him again.

2 Chronicles 15:8: And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that [was] before the porch of the LORD. [abominable...: Heb. abominations]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, while 2 Chronicles 15:8 notes the removal of idols and renewal of the altar, focusing on external actions.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse criticizes the multitude of sacrifices, contrasting with 2 Chronicles 15:8 where sacrifices are part of worship reform.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

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