Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 7:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 7:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 7:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that God is really special and amazing because there is no one else like Him anywhere. People have heard about how wonderful He is, and there is no other God like Him.

2 Samuel 7:22: Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:17

States that God is above all gods, suggesting the existence of other gods, which contradicts 2 Samuel 7:22's implication that no other gods exist.

Deuteronomy 10:17: For the LORD your God [is] God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Contradiction with Psalm 82:1

Asserts God stands in the congregation of the mighty and judges among the gods, implying the presence of other gods, which contrasts with 2 Samuel 7:22's emphasis on God's uniqueness.

Psalm 82:1: [A Psalm of Asaph.] God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. [of Asaph: or, for Asaph]

Contradiction with Exodus 15:11

This verse speaks of other gods but highlights God's incomparable nature, which could imply other spiritual entities exist, contrary to 2 Samuel 7:22's statement on God's singularity.

Exodus 15:11: Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders? [gods: or, mighty ones?]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:5

Acknowledges that there are many "gods" and "lords" on earth and in heaven, which seems to contradict the assertion in 2 Samuel 7:22 of there being none like God.

1 Corinthians 8:5: For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:28

Discusses the worship of man-made gods, suggesting their existence in human practice, conflicting with 2 Samuel 7:22’s denial of any equivalence to God.

Deuteronomy 4:28: And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
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