Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 2:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 2:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 2:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, God knows all the king's dreams and secrets, even the ones he thinks about while lying in bed. God is showing the king what will happen in the future.

Daniel 2:29: As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. [came: Chaldee, came up]

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses emphasize that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding, which contradicts the idea of Daniel, a human, having insight into thoughts or visions in Daniel 2:29.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:11

This verse suggests that no one knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit within them, contrasting with Daniel's ability to interpret Nebuchadnezzar's thoughts in Daniel 2:29.

1 Corinthians 2:11: For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
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