Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7
This verse claims that God is responsible for creating both peace and evil, which contradicts Daniel 4:7's theme of human interpretations of dreams and mysteries, suggesting divine enlightenment is unnecessary.
Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14
This verse states spiritual truths cannot be discerned by natural man, seemingly contradicting Daniel 4:7 where magicians, astrologers, and wise men attempt to interpret dreams without success.
1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:16
This verse warns against false prophets who speak visions from their own hearts, contradicting the king's reliance on magicians and astrologers in Daniel 4:7 to provide truthful interpretations.
Jeremiah 23:16: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, [and] not out of the mouth of the LORD.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-12
It states the practices of divination and astrology are detestable, contradicting the reliance on such practices in Daniel 4:7.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Contradiction with Matthew 24:36
It suggests that no human can know divine mysteries or events without God’s will, contrasting the attempt of wise men in Daniel 4:7 to interpret them on their own abilities.
Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Contradiction with Isaiah 8:19
Advises against consulting spiritists and the dead, in contrast to the king's summoning of astrologers and magicians in Daniel 4:7.
Isaiah 8:19: And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?