Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 7:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 7:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 7:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse shows what happened to the man who didn't believe God's promise. People were so excited and in a hurry to get the food that they accidentally ran over him, and he died.

2 Kings 7:20: And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:21

This verse states that many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails, suggesting God's ultimate control, unlike the fulfillment of a prophecy leading directly to a man's death as in 2 Kings 7:20.

Proverbs 19:21: [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Contradiction with Luke 6:37

This verse warns against judging others to avoid being judged, contrasting the judgment carried out by divine prophecy on the officer in 2 Kings 7:20.

Luke 6:37: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

This verse expresses God's pleasure when the wicked turn from their ways and live, which contrasts the finality of judgment executed in 2 Kings 7:20.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with John 3:16

The focus on salvation through belief contrasts with the unredeemed fate of the man in 2 Kings 7:20 due to skepticism and lack of faith.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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