Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:38

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:38 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:38. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, Elisha visited a place called Gilgal during a time when there wasn't much food. He asked his helper to cook a big pot of stew for his group of friends who were learning about God with him.

2 Kings 4:38: And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 4:42

This verse describes the provision of a small amount of food that feeds a large number of prophets, contrasting with the scarcity of food in 2 Kings 4:38 during the famine.

2 Kings 4:42: And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. [the husk...: or, his scrip, or, garment]

Contradiction with Mark 6:41-44

Contradicts as it depicts Jesus feeding 5,000 with five loaves and two fish, showcasing abundance amid scarcity, unlike the famine scenario in 2 Kings 4:38.

Mark 6:41-44: And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25-26

Encourages not to worry about food because God provides, contrasting with the reality of a famine in 2 Kings 4:38 where provision seems scarce.

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?

Contradiction with John 6:35

Jesus declares himself as the bread of life, indicating spiritual abundance, contrasting with the physical famine described in 2 Kings 4:38.

John 6:35: And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
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