Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 1:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 1:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 1:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Daniel, Daniel and his friends chose to eat vegetables and drink water instead of the king's rich food and wine. This showed their faith and trust in God to make them healthy and strong.

Daniel 1:16: Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:3

This verse allows eating all moving things, while Daniel 1:16 suggests a restricted diet.

Genesis 9:3: Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus declares all foods clean, which contrasts with the refusal of certain foods in Daniel 1:16.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Acts 10:13-15

Peter is commanded to eat unclean animals, contradicting the dietary choice in Daniel 1:16.

Acts 10:13-15: And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:4-5

Affirms that all God-created foods are good, opposing Daniel 1:16's implication of food limits.

1 Timothy 4:4-5: For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
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