Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 3:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 3:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 3:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Daniel, if someone does not bow down and worship the statue, they will be thrown into a very hot fire. This shows that the king wanted everyone to obey his rule and worship what he liked, but some people chose to listen to God instead.

Daniel 3:11: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse contradicts Daniel 3:11 as it commands allegiance to only the one true God, forbidding the worship of other gods.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5

These verses contradict Daniel 3:11 as they prohibit the creation and worship of any graven images.

Exodus 20:4-5: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:7-9

Similar to Daniel 3:11, these verses prohibit serving or worshiping other gods or idols.

Deuteronomy 5:7-9: Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9-10

This verse condemns the making of idols, which stands against the approval of bowing to any image as in Daniel 3:11.

Isaiah 44:9-10: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]

Contradiction with Matthew 4:10

Jesus states that only God should be worshiped, contradicting the command to worship an idol in Daniel 3:11.

Matthew 4:10: Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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