Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 22:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 22:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 22:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that God helped someone who was in big trouble, like being stuck in deep water, and God reached down from the sky to save them. It shows that God cares and will help when things get really hard.

2 Samuel 22:17: He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; [many: or, great]

Contradiction with James 1:13

Explains that God cannot be tempted with evil, contrasting with the interventionist depiction in 2 Samuel 22:17.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

States that no one can see God's face and live, conflicting with the personal interaction in 2 Samuel 22:17.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 4:24

Describes God as a spirit, which contrasts the physical intervention in 2 Samuel 22:17.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

Describes God as not being a man, which contrasts with the anthropomorphic actions in 2 Samuel 22:17.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

States that God cannot dwell on earth, contrasting with his active role in the earthly scene of 2 Samuel 22:17.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
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