Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 18:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 18:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 18:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse shows that some people were confused or upset because King Hezekiah took away special places where they used to pray. Hezekiah wanted everyone to pray in the main temple in Jerusalem because he believed that was the right place to worship God.

2 Kings 18:22: But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: [is] not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:29

This verse emphasizes the importance of the temple in Jerusalem for worship, contradicting the idea in 2 Kings 18:22 that worship can only be legitimate outside the high places.

1 Kings 8:29: That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, [even] toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. [toward this place: or, in this place]

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

This verse states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting the reliance on a physical temple mentioned in 2 Kings 18:22.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus says the time is coming when worship will not be tied to any specific location, which conflicts with the insistence on Jerusalem in 2 Kings 18:22.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

This verse cautions against blindly trusting in the existence of the temple for God's presence, contradicting the idea of exclusive Jerusalem worship in 2 Kings 18:22.

Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.
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