Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 5:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 5:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 5:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, these words appeared on the wall during a big feast, and they were a special message from God. They meant that the king's time ruling was over, he was judged and found lacking, and his kingdom would be given to others.

Daniel 5:25: And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Unlike Daniel 5:25, which suggests divine intervention through mysterious writing, Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting in the Lord without leaning on personal understanding.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

Daniel 5:25 presents a cryptic and initially confusing message, while 1 Corinthians 14:33 states that God is not the author of confusion.

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]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:17

Daniel 5:25 suggests that divine messages can be interpreted with God's help, but Ecclesiastes 8:17 asserts that humans cannot fully understand God's work, contradicting the idea of clear interpretation.

Ecclesiastes 8:17: Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].

Contradiction with Matthew 11:25

In Daniel 5:25, the mystery is revealed to a learned man, while Matthew 11:25 suggests that God's truths are hidden from the wise and revealed to little children.

Matthew 11:25: At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Contradiction with James 1:5

Daniel 5:25 involves a mysterious message with limited understanding, while James 1:5 promises that God will give wisdom liberally to anyone who asks.

James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Paradox #1

Daniel 5:25 contains the "writing on the wall" during the banquet of King Belshazzar. The contradiction or conflict could be around the existence and role of Belshazzar. For a long time, historians didn't have evidence of Belshazzar as a king of Babylon because he was not listed in historical records of kings. Later discoveries, such as the Nabonidus Cylinder, showed that Belshazzar was the son of Nabonidus and acted as a co-regent, which helped resolve the inconsistency.

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