Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 22:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 22:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 22:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Samuel, this verse shows that God is very powerful and looks after those He loves. It uses strong pictures, like smoke and fire, to describe how God can protect and help His people.

2 Samuel 22:9: There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. [out of his nostrils: Heb. by, etc]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

This verse states "God is love," which could be seen as contradicting the imagery of smoke and fire proceeding from the nostrils of God, suggesting wrath or anger in 2 Samuel 22:9.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:3

This verse describes God as gentle and not breaking a bruised reed, contrasting the fierce imagery of smoke and fire in 2 Samuel 22:9.

Isaiah 42:3: A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. [smoking: or, dimly burning] [quench: Heb. quench it]

Contradiction with James 1:17

This verse refers to God as unchanging with whom there is no "variableness," while 2 Samuel 22:9 portrays an active, dynamic description of God's presence.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:8

This verse describes God as "merciful and gracious, slow to anger," contrasting with the depiction of immediate anger through smoke and fire.

Psalm 103:8: The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. [plentious...: Heb. great in mercy]

Paradox #1

The contradiction in this verse could involve the depiction of natural phenomena occurring in ways that are not consistent with scientific understanding, such as smoke or fire being associated with breathing in a literal sense. Science explains these phenomena through natural processes rather than attributing them to supernatural actions.

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