Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 2:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 2:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 2:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that Elijah had a special cloak, and when he hit the water with it, the water moved to the sides so they could walk on dry ground. It's like when Moses parted the sea, showing that God was with Elijah and helped him do amazing things.

2 Kings 2:8: And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped [it] together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

Contradiction with Joshua 3:17

2 Kings 2:8 describes Elijah parting the Jordan River with his mantle, while Joshua 3:17 depicts the priests standing in the dry Jordan as the people pass, attributing the miracle to the Ark of the Covenant, not a human action.

Joshua 3:17: And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

Contradiction with Exodus 14:21

In 2 Kings 2:8, Elijah directly uses his mantle to part the waters, whereas in Exodus 14:21, it is Moses who stretches out his hand over the sea, and the Lord parts the waters with a strong east wind, highlighting divine intervention rather than a prophet's direct action.

Exodus 14:21: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.

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