Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 22:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 22:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 22:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, when God shows His power, even the deep parts of the sea are uncovered, and the base of the earth can be seen. It's like when God speaks strongly, big things happen, like the wind blowing very hard.

2 Samuel 22:16: And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:9

While 2 Samuel 22:16 describes the rebuking and uncovering of the earth's foundations during a time of distress, Genesis 1:9 describes the purposeful gathering of waters and appearing of dry land as part of the peaceful creation process.

Genesis 1:9: And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 5:22

2 Samuel 22:16 speaks of the waters being rebuked and the foundations laid bare, whereas Jeremiah 5:22 depicts God establishing the sea's boundary with the everlasting decree that the waves cannot pass.

Jeremiah 5:22: Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Contradiction with Psalm 104:9

Contrasts with 2 Samuel 22:16, where waters are rebuked to reveal the earth’s foundations, as Psalm 104:9 speaks of God setting a boundary so the waters may never again cover the earth.

Psalm 104:9: Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
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