Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, Elisha found a child who was not alive and lying on the bed. This shows that Elisha was about to do something important to help the child.

2 Kings 4:32: And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed.

Contradiction with Genesis 2:7

Contrasts the act of God breathing life into man, while in 2 Kings 4:32, the child was lifeless until the prophet intervened.

Genesis 2:7: And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. [of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

States that the dead know nothing, yet Elijah in 2 Kings 4:32 acts to restore life, suggesting awareness or change.

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.

Contradiction with John 11:25

Jesus claims to be the resurrection and life, while in 2 Kings 4:32, Elisha, not a deity, is involved in reviving the child.

John 11:25: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Describes a future resurrection by divine command, whereas 2 Kings 4:32 depicts a prophet's act of revival.

1 Thessalonians 4:16: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

States that it is appointed for men to die once, yet the child in 2 Kings 4:32 is revived from death.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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