Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 1:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 1:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 1:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, the king wanted Daniel and his friends to eat the same fancy food and drink he had for three years, so they would be strong and ready to work for him. Daniel, however, made a different choice because he wanted to follow God's rules.

Daniel 1:5: And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. [the wine...: Heb. the wine of his drink]

Contradiction with Daniel 1:12-13

The verses describe Daniel requesting vegetables and water instead of the king's meat and wine, contradicting Daniel 1:5 where he was assigned the king's provisions.

Daniel 1:12-13: Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. [pulse: Heb. of pulse] [to eat...: Heb. that we may eat, etc]

Contradiction with Matthew 4:4

This verse emphasizes living by every word of God rather than bread alone, deviating from Daniel 1:5 where physical sustenance from the king is highlighted.

Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Contradiction with Romans 14:17

Highlights that the Kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, which contrasts with the emphasis on special food and drink in Daniel 1:5.

Romans 14:17: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:8

Suggests that food does not bring us closer to God, contradicting the significance of the king's food and drink in Daniel 1:5.

1 Corinthians 8:8: But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. [are we the better: or, have we the more] [are we the worse: or, have we the less]

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16

Advises not to be judged in matters of food and drink, which contrasts with the regulated eating described in Daniel 1:5.

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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