Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 2:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 2:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 2:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Amos, God is upset with the people of Judah because they have not been good. He says that God will send a fire to destroy important buildings in Jerusalem as a punishment.

Amos 2:5: But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Amos 5:6

Amos 5:6 urges the Israelites to seek the Lord to avoid destruction, while Amos 2:5 depicts the inevitability of destruction upon Judah as a judgment from God.

Amos 5:6: Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:27

Jeremiah warns that if the people do not keep the Sabbath holy, God will kindle a fire in the gates of Jerusalem. Amos 2:5 declares that God will send a fire upon Judah without condition.

Jeremiah 17:27: But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 12:7

In 2 Chronicles 12:7, God decides not to destroy Jerusalem after seeing their humility, whereas Amos 2:5 predicts unavoidable punishment for Judah by fire.

2 Chronicles 12:7: And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; [therefore] I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. [some: or, a little while]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

Isaiah 1:18 offers hope for redemption and cleansing from sin, contradicting the certain destruction by fire foretold in Amos 2:5.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God changes His mind about destroying Nineveh in response to their repentance, contrasting with the declared destruction in Amos 2:5.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.
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