Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, the prophet Elisha is asking a lady what she needs because he wants to help her. She tells him that she only has a small pot of oil in her house, which shows how little she has.

2 Kings 4:2: And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

Contradiction with Matthew 14:17-21

Jesus feeds five thousand with five loaves and two fish, multiplying resources without using what someone already had.

Matthew 14:17-21: And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

Contradiction with John 6:9-13

Jesus again performs the miracle of feeding a multitude, this time suggesting divine intervention without the initial contribution of the recipient.

John 6:9-13: There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

Contradiction with Luke 9:3

Jesus instructs his disciples to take nothing for their journey, relying on the provision of others rather than their own resources.

Luke 9:3: And he said unto them, Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25-26

Jesus teaches about not worrying about material needs and relying on God's provision rather than personal inventory or resources.

Matthew 6:25-26: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
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