Wrested Scriptures

Alleged Contradictions and Inaccuracies

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Contradictions
& Inaccuracies

  Preliminary
  Exodus 6:3
  Exodus 33:11,20
  1 Samuel 15:35
  1 Kings 15:14
  2 Kings 18:5
  2 Kings 24:6
  Matthew 2:1
  Matthew 17:1
  Matthew 19:16
  Matthew 20:29
  Matthew 27:6,7
  Matthew 27:37
  Matthew 28:7
  Mark 2:26
  Mark 16:7,8
  John 2:13-16
  James 1:13

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2 Kings 18:5
"He {Hezekiah} trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him."

2 Kings 23:25
"And like unto him {Josiah} was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him."

Problem:
It is argued that mutually exclusive statements are made, therefore, both statements cannot be true. Both kings cannot "be like no other king before or after" in the same respect.

Solution:
  1. A careful reading is all that is necessary to indicate that there is no contradiction. Hezekiah is commended because he "trusted", 2 Kings 18:5. Josiah is commended because he "turned", 2 Kings 23:25. Mutually exclusive statements are not made.

  2. It is also noteworthy that David is the rule by which the later kings are evaluated, e.g., 1 Kings 11:33, 38; 14:8. He is, therefore, excluded from comparative statements about Josiah and Hezekiah, that "like unto him was there no king before him."