Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, this story shows us that the woman needs help and has come to see a special man who speaks to God, named Elisha. When Elisha sees her coming from far away, he tells his helper Gehazi to look, because he knows her and wants to find out if she is okay.

2 Kings 4:25: So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, [yonder is] that Shunammite:

Contradiction with Amos 3:7

Amos 3:7 states that God reveals His secrets to His prophets, suggesting that Elisha, as a prophet, would have been forewarned about trouble, contradicting his surprise in 2 Kings 4:27.

Amos 3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:8

Deuteronomy 31:8 assures that the Lord goes before His people, leading and preparing them, which contrasts with Elisha's initial lack of knowledge of trouble in 2 Kings 4:27.

Deuteronomy 31:8: And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
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