Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 20:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 20:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 20:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, Hezekiah thought it was too easy for the shadow to just keep moving forward, so he asked for it to go backwards as a sign from God. This showed his faith that God could do amazing things that normally don’t happen.

2 Kings 20:10: And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

Contradiction with Joshua 10:12-13

Joshua asks God to make the sun stand still during battle, demonstrating God's control over time, whereas 2 Kings 20:10 suggests the difficulty of altering time's progression.

Joshua 10:12-13: Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. [stand...: Heb. be silent]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:14-19

These verses describe God creating the heavenly bodies, including the sun, to mark time; however, 2 Kings 20:10 implies altering the sun's movement, which contradicts its established role.

Genesis 1:14-19: And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: [the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night]

Contradiction with Job 9:7

Job describes God as one who commands the sun and it does not rise, indicating a different form of divine intervention with time than the setting back of the shadow described in 2 Kings 20:10.

Job 9:7: Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:5

States the sun rises and sets in a repetitive cycle, contrasting with 2 Kings 20:10 where the sun's movement is altered as a sign.

Ecclesiastes 1:5: The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. [hasteth: Heb. panteth]
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