Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 30:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 30:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 30:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, this verse is telling people not to be stubborn like their ancestors. Instead, they should listen to God and follow His ways, so that He will be kind to them.

2 Chronicles 30:8: Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but] yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. [be ye...: Heb. harden not your necks] [yield...: Heb. give the hand]

Contradiction with Exodus 23:21

This verse instructs to obey the angel sent by God without transgression, which contrasts with 2 Chronicles 30:8 emphasizing submission to the Lord Himself.

Exodus 23:21: Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name [is] in him.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus speaks of bringing a sword rather than peace, contradicting 2 Chronicles 30:8's call for submission and seeking peace with God.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1

Paul encourages standing firm in the liberty given by Christ, which contrasts with the call for submission in 2 Chronicles 30:8.

Galatians 5:1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Contradiction with Acts 17:30

This verse highlights that God commands all men everywhere to repent, not specifying submission as focused in 2 Chronicles 30:8.

Acts 17:30: And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:16

This verse speaks of using liberty as free individuals, which contrasts with the act of submission called for in 2 Chronicles 30:8.

1 Peter 2:16: As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. [using: Gr. having]
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