Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 6:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 6:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 6:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, this verse means that God listens to everyone, even if they are not from Israel, and helps them so that everyone in the world can know and respect God, just like the people of Israel do. It also shows that God's house is a special place named after Him.

2 Chronicles 6:33: Then hear thou from the heavens, [even] from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as [doth] thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. [this...: Heb. thy name is called upon this house]

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus declares He is sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, in contrast to Solomon's prayer in 2 Chronicles 6:33 welcoming foreigners.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:1-2

God commands Israelites to destroy nations in Canaan, opposing welcoming all foreigners as in 2 Chronicles 6:33.

Deuteronomy 7:1-2: When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

Contradiction with Isaiah 56:3

Indicates that foreigners should not say God will separate them from His people, differing from the inclusive plea in 2 Chronicles 6:33 for foreigners to seek God.

Isaiah 56:3: Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I [am] a dry tree.

Contradiction with Ezra 10:11

Calls for Israelites to separate from foreign peoples, contrary to the welcoming approach of foreigners in 2 Chronicles 6:33.

Ezra 10:11: Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

Contradiction with Acts 10:28

Peter states it was unlawful for a Jew to associate with a foreigner, differing from the acceptance of foreigners in 2 Chronicles 6:33.

Acts 10:28: And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Paradox #1

2 Chronicles 6:33 suggests openness and inclusivity towards foreigners who pray to God. Some might see a contradiction because other parts of the Bible emphasize being separate from non-believers or depict God's people as chosen and distinct. This could seem inconsistent with the idea of welcoming outsiders equally.

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