Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 10:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 10:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 10:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, he didn’t eat any tasty food, meat, or drink wine for three weeks and also didn’t use any lotion. He was focusing on praying and listening to God.

Daniel 10:3: I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. [pleasant...: Heb. bread of desires]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:13

This verse suggests that enjoying food and drink is a gift from God, whereas Daniel 10:3 describes abstaining from such pleasures.

Ecclesiastes 3:13: And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it [is] the gift of God.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:16-18

Jesus teaches about fasting in secret and not appearing unto men to fast, which contrasts with Daniel 10:3's openness about the fasting practice.

Matthew 6:16-18: Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16

This verse advises against being judged regarding food and drink, contradicting the deliberate self-denial in Daniel 10:3.

Colossians 2:16: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
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