Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 2:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 2:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 2:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, the king was asking Daniel if he could tell him what his dream was and what it meant. Christians understand this as a moment where Daniel shows that God can reveal secrets and help solve problems no one else can.

Daniel 2:26: The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 29:29

It states that the secret things belong to God, while Daniel 2:26 implies human ability to explain divine mysteries.

Deuteronomy 29:29: The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:17

Indicates that no one can know the works of God fully, contrary to Daniel 2:26, where understanding of the dream is sought from Daniel.

Ecclesiastes 8:17: Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].

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