Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 9:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 9:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 9:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, we are asking God to listen and see how sad and broken our place is, not because we are good, but because God is kind and loving. We want God's help because He is kind, not because we deserve it.

Daniel 9:18: O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. [which...: Heb. whereupon thy name is called] [present: Heb. cause to fall]

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse suggests that all righteousness is like filthy rags, contradicting Daniel 9:18 where Daniel appeals based on God's mercy and not his own righteousness.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9

This passage emphasizes that salvation is by grace through faith and not by works, which contrasts with the plea in Daniel 9:18 that emphasizes God's mercy over human merit.

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

This verse states that there is none righteous, no, not one, which contrasts with Daniel’s appeal to God’s mercy rather than human righteousness.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Titus 3:5

States that salvation is not by works of righteousness done by us, aligning with Daniel 9:18’s emphasis on God's mercy.

Titus 3:5: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

Suggests that to do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, contrasting with Daniel's plea for mercy rather than justice in Daniel 9:18.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

States that cursed is the man that trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, which contradicts Daniel’s reliance on God's mercy, not human actions.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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