Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 29:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 29:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 29:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the person who wrote Chronicles, King Hezekiah and the leaders asked the Levites to sing songs to God using special words from David and Asaph. The Levites sang happily and showed respect by bowing their heads and worshiping God.

2 Chronicles 29:30: Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5

This verse prohibits the making and worshiping of idols, which some interpret as contradicting the use of music and song in worship as described in 2 Chronicles 29:30.

Exodus 20:4-5: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Psalm 115:1

Emphasizes giving glory solely to God's name and not relying on our own expressions of worship, potentially clashing with the emphasis on song and music in 2 Chronicles 29:30.

Psalm 115:1: Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth's sake.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:31-32

Describes people as showing love through words and music without sincere devotion, contradicting the intended sincere worship in 2 Chronicles 29:30.

Ezekiel 33:31-32: And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness. [as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people] [they sit...: or, my people sit before thee] [they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests]

Contradiction with Amos 5:23

God rejects traditional forms of music and songs when coupled with injustice and disobedience, which is at odds with the musical worship described in 2 Chronicles 29:30.

Amos 5:23: Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
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