Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 22:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 22:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 22:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, God wanted the workers to be given money to fix and take care of God's special house. This shows that taking care of places where people worship is important.

2 Kings 22:5: And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trust in the Lord rather than relying on human understanding, while 2 Kings 22:5 involves trusting men to oversee work on the Lord's house.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Jesus states he came to fulfill the law, not to abolish it, contrasting the reforms in 2 Kings 22 meant to restore the law after it was neglected.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Curses anyone who trusts in man, while 2 Kings 22:5 involves entrusting men with money and responsibility for the repair work.

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 2 Corinthians 5:7

Encourages living by faith, not by sight, whereas 2 Kings 22:5 involves a practical task of repairing the temple, relying on sight and human effort.

2 Corinthians 5:7: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

Warns against relying on human power rather than seeking the Lord, in contrast to the delegation of temple repairs to skilled workers in 2 Kings 22:5.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
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