Contradictions and Paradoxes in Habakkuk 3:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Habakkuk 3:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Habakkuk 3:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christians, Habakkuk is saying he heard God speak and felt scared. He asks God to keep doing good things and to be kind even when He is angry.

Habakkuk 3:2: O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. [speech: Heb. report, or, hearing] [revive: or, preserve alive]

Contradiction with James 1:17

It describes God as unchanging, whereas Habakkuk 3:2 speaks of renewing work, implying change.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:8

Jesus is described as the same forever, contrasting with the idea of God's works being renewed.

Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

Asserts that God does not change, which can contradict the renewal or revival of work.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

States God does not change his mind, contrasting with the renewal of divine action.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Psalm 102:27

Describes God's eternal unchangeability, in contrast to renewal and revival concepts.

Psalm 102:27: But thou [art] the same, and thy years shall have no end.
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