Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 2:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 2:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 2:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Chronicler, King Solomon is building a special house for God where people will pray and give gifts to Him. It's a place to show love and respect to God every day and during special times.

2 Chronicles 2:4: Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate [it] to him, [and] to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This [is an ordinance] for ever to Israel. [sweet...: Heb. incense of spices]

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

This verse contradicts 2 Chronicles 2:4 by expressing God's disdain for feasts and sacred assemblies, whereas 2 Chronicles 2:4 discusses offering sacrifices and burnt offerings to God as acts of worship.

Amos 5:21: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

In this verse, God questions the value of sacrifices and burnt offerings, contradicting 2 Chronicles 2:4, which describes them as part of honoring God.

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]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse emphasizes the importance of mercy over sacrifice, in contrast to 2 Chronicles 2:4, which focuses on offering sacrifices.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the emphasis on sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 2:4.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse states that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, challenging the sacrificial practices described in 2 Chronicles 2:4.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
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