Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 2:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 2:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 2:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God promises a special agreement where people and animals will live safely together without any fighting or wars. Everyone will have peace and feel safe in their homes.

Hosea 2:18: And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and [with] the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

This verse speaks of bringing a sword, contradicting Hosea 2:18's message of a covenant of peace and the removal of weapons.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:11

Describes false peace, contradicting the assurance of true peace in Hosea 2:18.

Jeremiah 8:11: For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace.

Contradiction with Joel 3:9-10

Calls for preparation for war, contradicting the cessation of warfare in Hosea 2:18.

Joel 3:9-10: Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: [Prepare: Heb. Sanctify]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:25

Speaks of destruction and no peace, contradicting the promise of peace in Hosea 2:18.

Ezekiel 7:25: Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and [there shall be] none. [Destruction: Heb. Cutting off]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Describes sudden destruction when peace is declared, contradicting the lasting peace in Hosea 2:18.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Paradox #1

Hosea 2:18 talks about a future peace and covenant with nature. The contradiction or inconsistency might be noted in the broader context of the Bible, where there are other verses that describe destruction and conflict. This might seem inconsistent to some readers who are trying to reconcile the ideas of peace and conflict presented at different times.

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