Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 18:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 18:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 18:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse is the enemy's promise that sounds good because it talks about a nice land with lots of food and drinks, but it's actually a trick to make the people stop trusting God. Hezekiah, their leader, wants them to believe that God will save them, and not to listen to these false promises.

2 Kings 18:32: Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. [persuadeth: or, deceiveth]

Contradiction with Isaiah 36:17

Similar to 2 Kings 18:32, both describe the Assyrian offer, not an inherent contradiction.

Isaiah 36:17: Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 6:10-11

God promises to give Israel a land with vineyards already planted, not transplant them.

Deuteronomy 6:10-11: And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

Contradiction with Numbers 13:27

The Israelites report the land of Canaan as rich in fruit, contradicting the idea they need a new land.

Numbers 13:27: And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this [is] the fruit of it.

Contradiction with Exodus 3:8

God promises to bring the Israelites into a land flowing with milk and honey, not move them elsewhere.

Exodus 3:8: And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict could arise from the fact that this verse promises prosperity and a good life as a means of persuading people to surrender, which can be seen as manipulative or deceptive. This could conflict with other biblical messages about honesty and integrity.

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