Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 9:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 9:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 9:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, he decided to talk to God and ask for help by praying, not eating food (fasting), and wearing rough clothes and ashes to show he was very sorry. He did this because he wanted to show God he was earnest and needed His help very much.

Daniel 9:3: And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:17-18

In Matthew, Jesus advises to appear normal and not to openly display fasting, while in Daniel 9:3, Daniel publicly seeks God with fasting.

Matthew 6:17-18: But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

Contradiction with Isaiah 58:5-6

Isaiah challenges the traditional understanding of fasting as merely abstaining from food, emphasizing a more spiritual approach, which contrasts with the physical actions described in Daniel 9:3.

Isaiah 58:5-6: Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? [a day...: or, to afflict his soul for a day?]

Contradiction with Luke 18:11-14

The Pharisee's public piety contrasts with the humility and contrition seen in Daniel 9:3; Jesus praises a different approach to seeking righteousness.

Luke 18:11-14: The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:14-15

Jesus addresses the appropriateness of fasting, suggesting its timing is crucial and may not align with the time of His presence, while Daniel fasts during his seeking of understanding.

Matthew 9:14-15: Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:12

God states that fasting does not influence His decision in this context, which contrasts with Daniel seeking God's mercy through fasting.

Jeremiah 14:12: When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:3-4

Paul speaks against enforced abstinence, stating that God created foods to be received with thanksgiving, contrasting with Daniel's fasting as a spiritual discipline.

1 Timothy 4:3-4: Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
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