Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 2:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 2:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 2:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, he is saying that God is great and powerful forever. He is happy because God is super wise and strong.

Daniel 2:20: Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

While Daniel 2:20 emphasizes God’s control and wisdom, Ecclesiastes 9:11 suggests that time and chance can happen to anyone, implying less divine control.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

Daniel 2:20 highlights God's wisdom and power being given to humans, whereas Romans 11:33 states that God's ways and judgments are unsearchable and beyond human understanding.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Daniel 2:20 praises God for wisdom and might, but Isaiah 45:7 includes God creating both peace and evil, complicating the notion of His wisdom and benevolence.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Job 21:7

Daniel 2:20 acknowledges God's agency in the world, but Job 21:7 questions why the wicked often thrive, implying a contradiction in perceived divine justice.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

Daniel 2:20 credits God with wisdom and power, whereas Matthew 5:45 says that God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, suggesting a more impartial divine interaction.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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