Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 5:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 5:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 5:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, the people were having a party and drinking wine, but they were thanking pretend gods made of metal and wood instead of the real God. This was not a good thing because they were not showing respect to the one true God.

Daniel 5:4: They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands not to have any gods besides the true God, contradicting the worship of other gods mentioned in Daniel 5:4.

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

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse states not to bow down or serve idols, opposing the actions in Daniel 5:4 where they praised gods of various materials.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 6:14

This verse warns against following other gods, from the nations around, contradicting the behavior in Daniel 5:4.

Deuteronomy 6:14: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which [are] round about you;

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8

This verse declares God’s refusal to share His glory with idols, opposing the praise of other gods in Daniel 5:4.

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 1 Corinthians 8:4

This verse states that an idol is nothing in the world, which contradicts the foolishness of idol worship seen in Daniel 5:4.

1 Corinthians 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:5

This verse describes idols as powerless and lifeless, contrasting the worship given to them in Daniel 5:4.

Jeremiah 10:5: They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.

Paradox #1

This verse shows people disrespecting sacred items by using them for their own pleasure, which contradicts the teaching of respecting what is holy. The conflict lies in the misuse of what is supposed to be treated with reverence.

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