Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 2:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Peter 2:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Peter 2:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, some people have left the right path and are wandering away because they are following the bad example of Balaam, who liked doing wrong things for money. It's like choosing to do something bad even when you know it’s not the right thing to do.

2 Peter 2:15: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Contradiction with Numbers 22:21-23

These verses depict Balaam as listening to God’s command, which contradicts 2 Peter 2:15 where Balaam is criticized for loving the wages of unrighteousness.

Numbers 22:21-23: And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:12

Balaam states that he must speak only what the Lord tells him, contradicting the negative portrayal in 2 Peter 2:15.

Numbers 23:12: And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

Contradiction with Numbers 24:13

Balaam insists on obeying God rather than seeking monetary gain, contrasting with the depiction in 2 Peter 2:15.

Numbers 24:13: If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:4-5

Balaam is unable to curse Israel and chooses instead to bless them, which is inconsistent with the accusation of wrongdoing in 2 Peter 2:15.

Deuteronomy 23:4-5: Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
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