Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 7:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 7:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 7:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, when the people of Israel saw the amazing fire from God and His shining greatness on the temple, they knelt down and worshiped Him. They praised God, saying He is kind and His love never ends.

2 Chronicles 7:3: And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

This verse states that no one can see God's face and live, implying a limitation in perceiving God's glory directly, which contrasts with the celebratory acknowledgment of God's glory in 2 Chronicles 7:3.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse speaks of God creating evil alongside peace, which might contradict the purely good and merciful nature attributed to God in 2 Chronicles 7:3.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Job 9:16-17

Here, Job questions God's justice and kindness, which stands in contrast to the declaration of God's unchanging goodness and mercy in 2 Chronicles 7:3.

Job 9:16-17: If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:38

Suggests that both good and bad come from God, which could be seen as contradictory to the portrayal of God's inherent goodness in 2 Chronicles 7:3.

Lamentations 3:38: Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

States God cannot look on iniquity, which might contrast with 2 Chronicles 7:3 if interpreting "seeing" as endorsing, although both acknowledge God's purity in different ways.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]
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