Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 8:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 8:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 8:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Elisha tells the woman to leave her home and find a safe place to live because God is going to send a big famine, which means there won't be much food, for seven years. Elisha is helping her stay safe by warning her before the trouble comes.

2 Kings 8:1: Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

Contradiction with Genesis 26:12-14

These verses describe Isaac prospering and becoming wealthy during a famine, contrasting with the directive to leave during a famine in 2 Kings 8:1.

Genesis 26:12-14: Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. [received: Heb. found]

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses emphasize that God's ways are beyond human understanding, potentially conflicting with the very specific and understandable instruction in 2 Kings 8:1.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:1

Jesus is led into the wilderness, involving hardship, which contrasts with the idea of escaping difficulty as advised in 2 Kings 8:1.

Matthew 4:1: Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Contradiction with James 1:2-4

This passage suggests joy in enduring trials, which contradicts the act of fleeing to avoid hardship in 2 Kings 8:1.

James 1:2-4: My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; [temptations: or, trials]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 42:10-11

These verses promise safety if the people remain in Judah, opposing the advice to leave during the famine in 2 Kings 8:1.

Jeremiah 42:10-11: If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull [you] down, and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
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