Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, the woman took her son, who needed help, and put him on the bed where a special man of God, like a pastor or a wise teacher, had slept. She then closed the door and left to go find help.

2 Kings 4:21: And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:6

This verse contradicts 2 Kings 4:21 where the child is dead and laid on the prophet's bed, while in Matthew the angel proclaims that Jesus is risen and not dead.

Matthew 28:6: He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Contradiction with John 11:44

In 2 Kings 4:21, the child is dead and laid upon the bed, contrasting with this verse where Lazarus comes forth alive from the tomb.

John 11:44: And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Contradiction with Job 14:12

This verse speaks of a person not awakening or rising again until the heavens are no more, contradicting the hope of resurrection seen in 2 Kings 4 where the child is laid in anticipation of a miracle.

Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

States that the dead know nothing and have no more reward, which stands in contrast with the expectation and eventual miraculous restoration of life in 2 Kings 4.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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