Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 3:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 3:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 3:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Daniel, when the people heard the music playing, everyone stopped what they were doing and bowed down to worship the big golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had made. This shows how everyone was following the king's command to worship the statue.

Daniel 3:7: Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3-5

These verses prohibit the worship of idols and other gods, conflicting with Daniel 3:7, which describes people worshiping a graven image.

Exodus 20:3-5: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:7-9

This passage forbids idolatry, contrasting with the idol worship depicted in Daniel 3:7.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8

God declares that He will not share His glory with idols, opposed to the idol worship in Daniel 3:7.

Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9-11

These verses describe the futility and shame of idol worship, opposing the actions in Daniel 3:7.

Isaiah 44:9-11: 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 Jeremiah 25:6

God warns against following or worshiping other gods, conflicting with the worship of the golden image in Daniel 3:7.

Jeremiah 25:6: And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
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