Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 6:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 6:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 6:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, the red horses and black horses pulling the chariots are like team members carrying out important missions for God. Each chariot and horse color might have a special job or message to share with people.

Zechariah 6:2: In the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

Contradiction with Exodus 14:7

This verse shows Pharaoh's chariots as instruments of oppression, contrasting with the chariots in Zechariah 6:2 that are part of a divine vision.

Exodus 14:7: And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 23:11

Here, horses and chariots are connected to idolatrous practices, opposing the divine purpose of the chariots in Zechariah 6:2.

2 Kings 23:11: And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which [was] in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. [chamberlain: or, eunuch, or, officer]

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

This verse warns against trusting in Egypt's chariots, whereas chariots in Zechariah 6:2 are symbolically part of God's vision.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Psalm 20:7

People trust in chariots and horses, but Zechariah 6:2 implies a spiritual or divine role for chariots.

Psalm 20:7: Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 46:9

Depicts chariots as elements of warfare and destruction, unlike the symbolic use in Zechariah 6:2 for a divine message.

Jeremiah 46:9: Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle [and] bend the bow. [the Ethiopians: Heb. Cush] [the Libyans: Heb. Put]
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