Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 3:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 3:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 3:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the writer is saying that God thinks it's easy to help and will make sure His people win against their enemies, the Moabites. God promises to take care of everything because He is very powerful.

2 Kings 3:18: And this is [but] a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.

Contradiction with Job 5:9

This verse emphasizes the wondrous and unsearchable nature of God's works, suggesting difficulty in understanding or predicting them, which contrasts with the straightforward promise of God's intervention in 2 Kings 3:18.

Job 5:9: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: [unsearchable: Heb. there is no search] [without...: Heb. till there be no number]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:5

This verse highlights the unknowability of God's work in creation, contradicting the clear divine foretelling and action described in 2 Kings 3:18.

Ecclesiastes 11:5: As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

This verse speaks to the depth and inscrutability of God's judgments and ways, which can be seen as contradicting the specific and predictable outcome promised in 2 Kings 3:18.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses underline that God's thoughts and ways are beyond human understanding, which contrasts with the direct and understandable promise made in 2 Kings 3:18.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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