Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 4:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 4:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 4:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, this story is about a king who had a dream about a big tree that got chopped down, but its stump was left in the ground. It means that the king would lose his power for a while, like living with the animals, but he would get a second chance to be a good and fair king.

Daniel 4:23: And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and [let] his portion [be] with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse asserts a plan for prosperity and hope, which contradicts the message of a divine decree of downfall in Daniel 4:23.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse emphasizes God's unchanging nature, while Daniel 4:23 implies a change in king Nebuchadnezzar’s fate through divine intervention.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with James 1:17

This verse speaks of God as the giver of every good and perfect gift, contrasting with the message of divine punishment in Daniel 4:23.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

This verse states that God is not the author of confusion but of peace, which contradicts the chaotic prediction in Daniel 4:23.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]
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