Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 2:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 2:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 2:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, this verse can be understood as God sending a special stone to break a big, strong statue made of iron and clay, showing how God's power is stronger than anything people can make. This means God is in control and can change things in the world.

Daniel 2:34: Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. [without...: or, which was not in hands]

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Daniel 2:34 depicts divine destruction initiated by a stone, whereas Isaiah 2:4 envisions a future without war, in which nation shall not lift up sword against nation.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

Daniel 2:34 describes a violent divine intervention, contrasting with the Beatitudes’ blessing of peacemakers.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with John 18:36

Daniel 2:34 involves a physical kingdom coming with destruction, while John 18:36 speaks of Jesus’ kingdom as not being of this world and not operating through worldly violence.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with Luke 19:10

Daniel 2:34 involves a destructive act, whereas Luke 19:10 states Jesus’ mission was to seek and save the lost, aligning more with salvation than destruction.

Luke 19:10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Contradiction with James 3:18

Daniel 2:34 reveals a kingdom established through destruction, in opposition to the concept of peace and righteousness sown by peacemakers in James 3:18.

James 3:18: And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Contradiction with Romans 14:17

Daniel 2:34 portrays physical destruction to establish a kingdom, while Romans 14:17 defines God's kingdom as righteousness, peace, and joy spiritually, not involving such violence.

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