Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of 2 Kings, a man brought food to God's helper, and the man of God asked him to share it with everyone so they could all eat. This story shows how God takes care of His people by making sure they have enough to eat.

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 Matthew 14:17-21

This verse describes Jesus feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fish, showing a greater miracle compared to Elisha's feeding of a hundred men with twenty loaves.

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

Contradiction with John 6:12-13

Jesus gathers twelve baskets of leftovers from five barley loaves after feeding five thousand, contrasting with Elisha's miracle where less food is left over for fewer people.

John 6:12-13: When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

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