Contradiction with Exodus 15:26
This verse emphasizes reliance on God's healing power and obedience for health, which may conflict with the use of medicine, as seen in applying a fig poultice.
Exodus 15:26: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5
This verse warns against trusting in human means or flesh for healing instead of God, which contradicts using a fig poultice for Hezekiah's healing.
Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Contradiction with Psalm 103:3
This verse credits God alone with healing all diseases, potentially conflicting with attributing healing to a fig poultice.
Psalm 103:3: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Contradiction with James 5:14-15
This New Testament passage prescribes prayer and anointing by church elders for healing, rather than using medicinal methods like the fig poultice applied to Hezekiah.
James 5:14-15: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 16:12
This verse criticizes King Asa for seeking physicians instead of the Lord, contrasting with the use of a poultice for healing.
2 Chronicles 16:12: And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
Contradiction with Isaiah 38:21
This verse reiterates the use of a fig poultice for healing, which may seem to contradict sole reliance on divine intervention for health as suggested elsewhere.
Isaiah 38:21: For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay [it] for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
Paradox #1
The contradiction or inconsistency could be the tension between relying on faith and divine intervention versus using practical, medical treatment for healing. This raises questions about the roles of faith and medicine in healing.