Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 7:3

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

According to Bible scholars who study the book of Daniel, this verse talks about four strange animals that come out of the sea, and each one is different from the others. These animals are like pictures that show big and powerful kingdoms or empires that will come to the world.

Daniel 7:3: And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:21

This verse states God created sea creatures, whereas Daniel 7:3 refers to four great beasts coming up from the sea, implying a symbolic rather than a literal creation.

Genesis 1:21: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6

This verse speaks of harmony among creatures, while Daniel 7:3's beasts emerging from the sea symbolize chaos and conflict.

Isaiah 11:6: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Contradiction with Psalms 104:25-26

These verses portray the sea as full of living creatures and the playful Leviathan, contradicting the violent imagery of beasts arising from the sea in Daniel 7:3.

Psalms 104:25-26: [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

Contradiction with Revelation 13:1

This verse depicts a beast with ten horns rising from the sea, while Daniel 7:3 indicates four distinct beasts, highlighting differing apocalyptic imagery.

Revelation 13:1: And saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. [name: or, names]

Contradiction with Job 12:7-8

These verses suggest learning from beasts and nature, contrasting with the fearsome and chaotic beasts described in Daniel 7:3.

Job 12:7-8: But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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