Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 3:2

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

According to Luke, even though the important priests were in the temple, God chose to speak to John, who was living in the quiet and wild places. This shows that God can talk to anyone, no matter where they are.

Luke 3:2: Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6

Contradicts by specifying that God speaks through direct visions and dreams, whereas Luke 3:2 refers to the word of God coming to John as a proclamation.

Numbers 12:6: And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:4

This verse describes the word of the Lord coming directly to Jeremiah, which might contradict the method implied in Luke 3:2.

Jeremiah 1:4: Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Contradiction with Amos 3:7

Suggests that God reveals secrets to prophets, implying a different manner of communication than the straightforward proclamation in Luke 3:2.

Amos 3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1

Indicates that God spoke in diverse manners in past times, which may contrast with the singular event in Luke 3:2.

Hebrews 1:1: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 3:1

States that the word of the Lord was rare in those days, which contrasts with the revelatory period of Luke 3:2.

1 Samuel 3:1: And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.
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